In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, Cathleen McCabe, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD, chat with Jeannette Bankes about leadership in eye care and mentoring the next generation of leaders.

·       Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :01

·       Introduction :23

·       Welcome Jeannette Bankes 1:11

·       Tell us about your current role at Alcon. 2:02

·       Alcon’s earnings are outstanding. What do you attribute to? 3:11

·       Where did your journey start? How did you find your way into ophthalmology? 4:59

·       What makes a good leader? 10:50

·       What makes a good mentor? 13:08

·       How did you become so analytical? 17:07

·       What are the barriers that you see women in leadership face? 22:44

·       What are the characteristics of a good mentee? How do you find a mentor? How do you figure out the path you want to pursue? 25:48

·       How have you balanced your career with your home life? And what is your advice? 28:20

·       Favorite book? Favorite movie? Stress relief? Vacation spot? 41:05

·       Thank you 43:30

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Jeannette Bankes is the group president of the global franchises at Alcon.

Susan MacDonald, MD, is president of Eye Corps and associate clinical professor at Tufts School of Medicine.

Cathleen McCabe, MD, is chief medical officer of Eye Health America and medical director of The Eye Associates in Sarasota, FL.

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 twitter @DZEyeMD.

Disclosures: The hosts report no relevant financial disclosures. Bankes serves on the board of directors for the ASCRS Foundation.