Dr. Leora Horn, having recently moved from academic medicine to AstraZeneca, talks with hosts Charu Aggarwal & Jack West about the decision to change roles, her efforts to balance work & family, & how to cultivate opportunities for junior faculty. (32:16)
Dr. Petros Grivas, genitourinary (GU) cancer expert at the Univ of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, describes his path from Greece to the US, his compulsion to deliver, & the challenge of deciding when to stay vs. move on for new opportunities. (55:24)
Dr. Tatiana Prowell, breast cancer specialist at Johns Hopkins Univ/Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center & the US FDA, traces her meandering path into medicine & discusses the struggle to choose what to say no to when balancing career & personal life commitments. (23:48)
Dr. Reshma Jagsi, radiation oncologist at University of Michigan, discusses her work on gender equity and disparities in medicine along with the challenges in overcoming them with host Dr. Jack West. (25:50)
Dr. Reshma Jagsi, radiation oncologist at University of Michigan, speaks with Dr. Jack West about her parents settling in Texas, her childhood, her move to Harvard to study government, & shaping her career & personal life priorities. (39:18)
Dr. Yuman Fong, surgical oncologist at City of Hope Cancer Center, recounts how he defined career goals, the experience of raising 3 daughters in NYC with a wife who is a successful lawyer, & his efforts to balance his work with personal commitments. (28:30)
Host Jack West & Dr. Mimi Knoll explore the ways in which she uses both social media & other media channels to reach a professional and lay public audience to address tough questions of gender equity & work-life balance as a physician leader. (21:04)
Dr. Chadi Nabhan & host Jack West consider the challenge of pruning career activities after struggling to define priorities & say no to opportunities; Dr. Nabhan reviews the value of real world evidence in evaluating cancer treatments. (19:39)
Dr. Sumanta (Monty) Pal of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center describes his precocious entry into medicine, the tremendous opportunities it has afforded him in ASCO leadership and GU oncology, his commitment to mentorship, & his work/life balance. (32:11)
Dr. Charu Aggarwal discusses with Dr. West how she and her colleagues at Univ. of Pennsylvania can develop their own careers alongside each other, #medTwitter, how she navigates work-life balance, & the improving support for women in heme/onc. (16:01)
