Mend the Gap: Equity in Medicine

On this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, is live from the Women in Ophthalmology meeting with Pratap Challa, MD, Fasika Woreta, MD, Jennifer Lindsey, MD, and Annie Wishna, MD, discussing residency programs. 

• Intro 0:01
• Meet the panel 0:11
• Pratap Challa, MD 0:23
• Fasika Woreta, MD, MPH 1:05
• Jennifer Lindsey, MD, MBA 1:43
• Annie E. Wishna, MD 2:18
• In this episode 2:28
• What are your thoughts on parental leave policies and what are your experiences with it? 2:33
• How do you approach the residency applications when it comes to holistic reviews? 8:15
• Has providing a virtual aspect to the application process increased your numbers? 11:43
• Do you have any advice for applicants? How can they make their application stand out? 12:39
• How are the integrated internships working out? What have been the challenges? 16:50
• What is your favorite book or a book you’ve read recently? 20:50
• Thanks 25:02

Pratap Challa, MD, is a glaucoma specialist, professor of ophthalmology and director of residency education at Duke University. 

Laura Enyedi, MD, is a professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke Eye Center and medical director of South Durham Ophthalmology in North Carolina.

Jennifer Lindsey, MD, MBA, is a board-certified ophthalmologist and the director of resident education at Vanderbilt University.

Annie E. Wishna, MD, is a clinical associate professor of ophthalmology and the director of the residency program at the University of Kansas.

Fasika A. Woreta, MD, MPH, is a cornea and cataract specialist and the Eugene de Juan, MD professor of ophthalmic education at Wilmer Eye Institute’s Baltimore and Columbia locations. She is the director of the eye trauma center, the director of the ophthalmology residency program and vice chair of education at the Wilmer Eye Institute.

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Disclosures: The guests report no relevant financial disclosures.

On this special edition episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, with Oncology Overdrive’s Shikha Jain, MD, and Physicianary’s Hansa Bhargava, MD, discuss leadership in medicine and the importance of mentorship with a panel of guests.

• Intro 0:28
• Meet the panel 2:00
• Vineet Arora, MD 2:12
• Jennifer Bepple, MD 2:29
• Mara Schenker, MD, FACS 2:55
• In this episode 3:21
• How did you become the leader that you are today? And what is your advice for young physicians who want to find themselves in your position one day? 3:27
• Were you always “leadership material” or was it something you developed over time? 10:26
• How has mentorship improved your outlook on your career? And what is your advice on finding a good mentor? 12:33
• What are some quick, easy tips to finding a mentor? 23:07
• Thanks 25:38
• Join us for part two on Oncology Overdrive 25:41

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. Listen to her Healio podcast, Oncology Overdrive.

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 (formerly Twitter) @DZEyeMD.

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

In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Cathleen McCabe, MD, discuss the unpredictable path of careers, leadership in management and opportunities for growth with Nikie Walker, EdD.

• Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap 1:03
• Introduction 1:16
• Welcome Nikie Walker, EdD 1:27
• Tell us about your background, your optometry practice and how you combine human resources and education with your work in eye care. 2:33
• What is your advice for physicians taking on management roles? 9:09
• What are your tips for giving constructive feedback to employees? 17:47
• How do you build a good rapport with your staff without getting too involved? How do you draw the line between professionalism and personal business? 21:33
• There is a problem with employee turnover in medicine. How do you keep staff happy and willing to stay longer? And what is your advice on the transition process of finding and bringing in a new member of the staff? 27:54
• What are your recommendations for providing opportunities of growth for employees in a practice? 31:49
• McCabe, Zhu and Walker discuss employee education and setting career goals. 34:49
• What are your pearls of wisdom for women in ophthalmology who are leaders in their practice? 38:50
• Thank you 41:33

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

Nikie Walker, EdD, is the division chair for the school of business and an assistant professor at Brescia University.

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: McCabe, Walker and Zhu report no relevant financial disclosures.

In this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, chats with guest Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, about her schooling, career, mentorship, chairmanship and being a parent.

• Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap 1:04
• Introduction 1:14
• Welcome Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD 2:31
• Tell us about where you’re from, where you grew up and how you became an ophthalmologist. 2:47
• In college, did you know you wanted to go to medical school? 4:36
• What was your PhD work on? 5:09
• Enyedi and Colby discuss Colby’s psychiatry background and how it prepared her to being a chairperson and a mother. 6:49
• Colby talks about motherhood while attending medical school. 7:36
• Colby chats about mentorship and model behavior. 8:51
• Enyedi and Colby discuss being effective mentors and mothers. 10:43
• How did you become a chairman? 13:04
• Enyedi and Colby talk about kids, motherhood and careers. 16:51
• Is it different being a chair in one place versus another? 18:47
• Enyedi and Colby chat about making tough decisions. 23:10
• Colby talks about being a fan of opera. 24:31
• What is your favorite book? 26:49
• Women in Ophthalmology 29:56
• Thank you 30:58

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Laura Enyedi, MD, is professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke Eye Center and medical director of South Durham Ophthalmology in North Carolina.

Kathryn Colby, MD, PhD, is an internationally renowned academic corneal specialist with a longstanding interest in Fuchs dystrophy. She is currently pioneering novel, non-transplant treatments for this condition and has specific expertise in the management of ocular surface tumors, pediatric corneal disease, infectious keratitis and keratoprosthesis. She is also the Elisabeth J. Cohen professor and chairman of the department of ophthalmology New York University Grossman School of Medicine.

Disclosures: The hosts report no relevant financial disclosures. Colby serves on the executive committee for the Zoster Eye Disease Study, the US chair for a multi-national, multi-center study examining the role of Rho kinase inhibition in corneal endothelial rejuvenation and serves on numerous boards of directors for the Cornea Society.

In this episode, Laura Enyedi, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD, discuss leadership in ophthalmology with Adrienne Graves, as well as her career in pharmaceuticals.

• Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap 1:06
• Introduction 1:22
• Welcome Adrienne Graves 1:40
• How did you start in ophthalmology? 2:30
• What was your first job and how did you get where you are now? 6:11
• How long were you at Alcon? What were your experiences at Alcon? 11:42
• Where did you find your mentors? 14:23
• Why did you want to turn down the role of CEO at Santen? 16:15
• Why did you talk to your mentor about turning down the CEO position? 19:52
• How do your experiences shape your mentorship style? 20:40
• How to show up professionally 24:57
• Speaking up about gender disparities and the value of women in leadership spaces 26:16
• Running marathons 28:19
• Where does your go-getter attitude come from? 30:35
• Being a board member 31:41
• Favorite vacation spot? 33:54
• Thank you 36:35

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Laura Enyedi, MD, is professor of ophthalmology and pediatrics at Duke Eye Center and medical director of South Durham Ophthalmology in North Carolina.

Adrienne Graves is a visionary innovation mentor for the ophthalmic innovation program at Stanford.

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

Disclosures: The hosts report no relevant financial disclosures. Graves serves on the boards of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO; Emeritus), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ASCRS), Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB), Glaucoma Research Foundation (GRF), Himalayan Cataract Project, a founding board member of OWL (Ophthalmic World Leaders, formerly Ophthalmic Women Leaders) and Retina Global.

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.

In this episode, Cathleen McCabe, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD, discuss their careers, their roles in humanitarian care and the importance of mentorship with Bonnie An Henderson, MD, and Abby Markward, MBA.

·       Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :00

·       Introduction :29

·       Welcome Abby Markward & Bonnie Henderson, MD :40

·       Tell us about your current roles in leadership and how you came to be in these positions of leadership. 1:27

·       Henderson: Can you speak to some of the leadership roles you’ve had and how they’ve informed your current role? 7:20

·       Markward: Tell us about your current leadership role at ASCRS. 9:38

·       What is your advice for those who seek leadership roles like yours? 13:58

·       The importance of mentorship 15:28

·       Humanitarian care 17:48

·       Markward: What is ASCRS doing to be part of the humanitarian care solution? 22:08

·       What is your advice for people who want to get involved with helping others and making the world a better place? 24:26

·       Thank you 33:08

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Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is the president and chief executive officer, global head of innovation and technology of HelpMeSee, a non-profit organization that creates virtual reality simulators to teach cataract surgery in low resourced areas.

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

Abigail Markward, MBA, is the executive director of the ASCRS Foundation.

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

Disclosures: The hosts report no relevant financial disclosures. Henderson is the president and chief executive officer, global head of innovation and technology of HelpMeSee. Markward is the executive director of the ASCRS Foundation.

In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, talks diversity in leadership with Lori Tierney, as well as her journey from vision science to president of Americas for Johnson & Johnson Vision.

·       Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :01

·       Introduction :09

·       Welcome Lori Tierney :48

·       What is your leadership style? How does it differ from your male counterparts? 2:18

·       Who was your role model growing up? Who inspired you to choose this career path? 5:20

·       What did your mom do, and did she have an influence on your career? 9:16

·       You came from a STEM background. How did you end up choosing STEM? And did you see yourself every becoming a leader in the healthcare industry? 12:18

·       Inflection points 16:18

·       Did you face any barriers that women leaders tend to experience in their careers? What is your advice to women who are looking to overcome these barriers in their careers? 17:44

·       Have you ever experienced resistance in response to your leadership style, especially among men? 22:01

·       How did you know when you were doing good work, and have you experienced imposter syndrome? Do you still experience imposter syndrome? 25:47

·       As a leader, how do you stay mindful of who is sitting at the table? And what is important to you when it comes to choosing people for your team? 32:14

·       Do you have any pearls for women practicing in the eye care field? What resources can you recommend for listeners to improve upon their leadership skills? 36:11

·       Thank you 43:03

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter @Healio_OSN.

Lori Tierney is president of the Americas for Johnson & Johnson Vision and a member of the global vision leadership team.

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. Tierney is the president of the Americas for Johnson & Johnson Vision.

In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Laura Periman, MD, chat with Kendra Hileman on how to get involved in clinical research.

·       Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :00

·       Introduction :06

·       Welcome Kendra Hileman :33

·       What is your role and what do you do? :38

·       How do you get involved in clinical research as a private practice surgeon? 1:53

·       Alconscience.com 3:49

·       How did you build up the infrastructure to participate in clinical trials? 8:15

·       How do you decide what questions you ask and where to place your priorities in research and development? 9:50

·       Identifying the need 11:41

·       Collaboration between doctors and industry 13:21

·       Negotiating the budget for clinical trials 14:30

·       Women in Ophthalmology clinical trials training program 18:54

·       Alcon Research Institute 19:19

·       Any pearls of wisdom? 20:55

·       Diverse patient populations 22:22

·       Thank you 23:51

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter @Healio_OSN.

Kendra Hileman is vice president, head of instrument research and development at Alcon.

Laura M. Periman, MD, is founder and director of DryEye Services and Clinical Research at Periman Eye Institute in Seattle, WA. She can be reached @Dryeyemaster on Twitter.

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. Hileman is vice president, head of instrument research and development at Alcon.

In this episode, Cathleen McCabe, MD, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Laura Periman, MD, chat with Kendra Hileman and Jasmine Ainetchian about women in leadership and championing other women in their careers.

·       Welcome to another episode of Mend the Gap :00

·       Introduction :21

·       Welcome :53

·       Kendra Hileman 1:03

·       Jasmine Ainetchian 2:10

·       Kendra: how did you find yourself in the field of ophthalmology? 4:10

·       Reverse mentoring 6:15

·       Imposter syndrome 7:59

·       Jasmine: is there an important mentor that has influenced you? 9:39

·       How often do you think or ask a mentor/mentee, “Where do you want to be in five, ten years?” 12:00

·       Developing a sense of self and discovering your passions 14:13

·       Having confidence in yourself 16:38

·       What are some of the challenges you face when managing your team and holding in a leadership position? 18:08

·       Jasmine: where did your journey start? 20:44

·       What are the changes you’ve seen in terms of women working in STEM? What changes would you like to see for women in STEM? 21:32

·       What is one pearl of wisdom that you can give to women who want to pursue a position in leadership? 26:37

·       Thank you 29:05

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to [email protected]. Follow us on Twitter @Healio_OSN.

Jasmine Ainetchian is the US surgical implantables leader at Alcon.

Kendra Hileman is vice president, head of instrument research and development at Alcon.

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

Laura M. Periman, MD, is founder and director of DryEye Services and Clinical Research at Periman Eye Institute in Seattle, WA. She can be reached @Dryeyemaster on Twitter.

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. Aintechian is the US surgical implantables leader at Alcon. Hileman is vice president, head of instrument research and development at Alcon.