Women In Oncology
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Experts work to address disparities in medicine
National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed every Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Women surgeons across several subspecialties receive lower pay
Women surgeons across three surgical subspecialties received lower reimbursement for fee-for-service procedures, submitted less charges and experienced lower practice volume vs. men surgeons, according to study results.
5 questions with ASTRO’s president-elect, Neha Vapiwala, MD
Neha Vapiwala, MD, FACR, FASTRO, FASCO, has been named president-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology.
Underrepresented in medicine faculty report low career satisfaction
Career trajectories differed by race and ethnicity among a cohort of “particularly promising” clinician-researchers, with many reporting being likely to leave their current positions in medicine in 2 years, according to survey results.
Association of Cancer Care Centers names first woman as executive director
Meagan O. O’Neill, MS, has been named the first-ever woman executive director of Association of Cancer Care Centers.
International medical graduates report high rates of discrimination in US
Representation of immigrant and Puerto Rican minority medical graduates has increased in the U.S.; however, they continue to experience frequent discrimination, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.
Women in radiation oncology more likely to treat female cancer types vs. men faculty
A higher proportion of women faculty members in academic radiation oncology treated cancer types associated with the female gender compared with men faculty, according to study results.
‘You need help and support’: How physicians navigate being working parents
In this video, Hansa Bhargava, MD, and Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, discuss their experience as working moms and how they navigate being the decision-makers at home and at work.
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute names new chief clinical research officer
Eliza Hawkes, MD, has been named the new chief clinical research officer at Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute.
Mid-career medical faculty women experience higher rates of burnout vs. men
Mid-career medical faculty women reported higher rates of both personal and work-related burnout compared with men, according to survey results published in JAMA Network Open.