Women In Oncology

Balancing the responsibilities of being both a caregiver and a health care professional requires flexibility, especially considering the way the world has changed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finding the right way to balance work and life as a physician is one thing for an individual, but some women also have the additional responsibilities of a caregiver to consider.

The Association of American Medical Colleges, or AAMC, recently published the first-ever, national-level analysis of full-time faculty salaries in academic medicine by gender, race and ethnicity.

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

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.”

Barbara Burtness, MD, understands that — in the medical profession — a culture of inclusion and diversity doesn’t just happen. It must be learned.

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.