In this episode, Susan M. MacDonald, MD, and Laura B. Enyedi, MD, talk with Randall J. Olson, MD; William Trattler, MD; David F. Chang, MD; and Thomas A. Oetting, MS, MD, about the importance of providing mentorship, advocacy and leadership opportunities to women in ophthalmology.

• Intro :31
• The topic 1:50
• Guest introduction 2:39
• Discussion 4:23
• The importance of advocacy from bystanders to change the culture of sexual harassment 6:16
• Do you have any advice for men who want to mentor women  9:24
• Bill, how do you so seamlessly see your colleagues as colleagues? 11:47
• How to include more women in leadership roles 15:49
• Discussion on the perception of aggression in men compared with women 19:57
• The Heidi Roizen Study 23:54
• Finding the balance between being assertive but being polite while keeping femininity 26:01
• Any piece of advice for a colleague that is interested in leadership development and leadership roles or academic medicine? 28:57
• The importance of near-peer mentors 31:00
• Don’t be afraid to take risks 33:09
• The importance of collaboration 35:00
• This has all been such great advice 36:16

David F. Chang, MD, is a clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

Thomas A. Oetting, MS, MD, is the co-founder and editor of EyeRounds and a clinical professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, a Rodolfo N. Perez Jr, MD, and Margaret Perez Professor in Ophthalmology Education and ophthalmology residency program director at the University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics and the deputy director of the VA Medical Center Surgical Service.

Randall J. Olson, MD, is the distinguished chair of the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah.

William B. Trattler, MD, is the director of Cornea Center for Excellence In Eye Care in Miami Florida.

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Disclosures: Chang reports no relevant financial disclosures. Trattler reports no relevant financial disclosures. McCabe is an equity owner of Ocular Innovations and reports receiving numerous grants, consulting fees, advisory fee and speaking fees and is the chief medical officer of Eye Health America and is the medical director at the Eye Associates. Zhu reports being a consultant for Alcon, Lensar, Visus Therapeutics Advisory Board and the EyeSafe Advisory Board.