Women in medicine roundtable, Part 2: On empowerment and advocacy

On this special edition episode, Shikha Jain, MD, with Physicianary’s Hansa Bhargava, MD, and Mend the Gap’s Dagny Zhu, MD, discuss the evolution of empowering yourself and others and advocacy with a panel of guests. 

•    Intro 1:01
•    What does it mean to empower women in medicine, and what are the ways that we can really empower others to achieve the things that they may not see for themselves?  2:39
•    What are some ways in which you have empowered or hope to empower women in medicine? Are there tips or skills that have worked well?  5:43
•    How have you been empowered by others, or have helped others find their voices?  8:38
•    Do you agree that the conversation is changing toward a cultural shift in empowerment for women in health care? 13:53
•    What are some challenges facing advocacy and empowerment? What do you do when your advocacy work is not being received or it is a struggle to speak up for someone?  18:40
•    Emphasizing the importance of communication in advocacy work. 24:00
•    Intro to Physicianary’s part 3 on physician burnout and work-life balance. 24:16
•    Thanks for listening 25:00

Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP (NAM), is a Herbert T. Abelson professor of medicine, vice dean of education in the biological sciences division and dean for medical education at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. She is also an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. She is a founding member of the 501c3 Women of Impact and advisor to the Women in Medicine Summit.

Jennifer Bepple, MD, MMCi, is a double board-certified physician in urology and informatics. She is a member of the American Telemedicine Association, American Urologic Association and American Medical Informatics Association and holds a certification from the American Board of Telehealth and the American Board of AI in Medicine.

Hansa Bhargava, MD, is Healio's chief clinical strategy and innovation officer. Listen to her Healio podcast, Physicianary.

Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, is a board-certified hematology and oncology physician. She is a tenured associate professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, the director of communication strategies in medicine and the associate director of oncology communication & digital innovation at the University of Illinois Cancer Center in Chicago. 

Mara Schenker, MD, FACS, FAOA, is an orthopedic trauma surgeon at Grady Memorial Hospital. She is double board certified in orthopedic surgery and clinical informatics. She serves as the chief of orthopedics and associate chief medical information officer.  She is an associate professor of orthopedics at Emory University School of Medicine. She serves on multiple boards for medical and digital technology advisory and sits on major national committees for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, AAMC, American College of Surgeons and the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.

Dagny Zhu, MD, is a cornea, cataract and refractive surgeon and medical director and partner at NVISION Eye Centers in Rowland Heights, CA. She can be reached on X @DZEyeMD.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [e-mail]. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. 

Disclosures: The hosts and guest report no relevant financial disclosures.