Women In Medicine

Long work hours, demanding training during reproductive years and overall stress may lead some physicians to delay their plans to start a family.

Similar to preparing for a marathon, women physicians should have a training plan for progressing in their career and know where they want to go and how to get there, according to a presenter at the Women In Medicine Summit.

For Gabriella Tucci, NP, summer camp as a teenager was an unforgettable experience, although not in the ways one might expect.

As a physician-scientist and medical oncologist, Hanna Y. Irie, MD, PhD, has forged an uncommon path in oncology that does not fit into typical career tracks at most academic cancer centers.

As only the fifth female president of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, or ASTRO, Laura Dawson, MD, FRCPC, FASTRO, is aware that she is part of important change within the organization.

In his presentation at the Women In Medicine Summit, W. Brad Johnson, PhD, acknowledged the oddness of the fact that he and his co-presenter David G. Smith, PhD, were “two men at a women’s conference.”

SAN DIEGO — In 2020, more than 11% of 161 orthopedic residency programs had female directors and 2% of 153 orthopedic departments had female chairs, results of a study focused on women in orthopedic leadership positions showed.

Many women do not learn enough about negotiation in their career and often find it difficult to ask for something for themselves, according to a speaker at the recent Women in Medicine Summit.

A model for “turning words into action in 1 minute or less” can be used for presentations, panels, meetings, media interviews and writing emails, according to a speaker at the Women in Medicine Summit.

According to Laurie K. Baedke, MHA, FACHE, FACMPE, saying “no” on its own stands as a complete sentence.