A Conversation About Women in Medicine, With Drs. Shikha Jain and Laura Michaelis

The Hematologist

In this installment, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Dr. Shikha Jain. In this interview, Dr. Michaelis and Dr. Jain chat about female physicians' experience in the workforce, women in medicine, and discuss a series of articles and studies on why they are leaving the workforce and how their experiences compare to their male counterparts. Visit the ASH website to learn about the Society's Women in Hematology Working Group's efforts via https://www.hematology.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/women-in-hematology-working-group.
About Dr. Jain:
Dr. Jain’s clinical focus is GI oncology with a special interest in neuroendocrine tumors, colorectal cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer). Her research interests include neuroendocrine tumors, immunotherapy, colorectal and pancreatic cancers, hepatocellular carcinoma advances in cancer therapy, the impact of social media in medicine, health care communication, and health care and gender equity. She works to incorporate patient education and outreach in her patients’ treatment and believes in personalized and individualized care. Dr. Jain founded and is the CEO of the COVID-19 action and advocacy group IMPACT. She founded and co-chaired the inaugural Women in Medicine Symposium at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 2018, which focused on promoting the advancement of women physicians at Northwestern. She is co-founder of the Rush Center for the Advancement of Women in Health Care. Learn more about her accomplishments and work at https://shikhajainmd.com/.
Music: “Jellyfish in Space” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/