Editor’s Note: This episode was recorded prior to President Donald J. Trump testing positive for COVID-19.

In this episode, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, explains the concept of stereotype threat, shares how she became interested in gender equity work and details her experience on the frontlines of COVID-19.

• Intro :04
• About Salles :13
• The interview 1:11
• How did you end up where you are now? 1:28
• What led you to start doing more work in gender equity? 4:53
• Stereotype threat and lack of opportunity 9:00
• Have you faced a lot of negativity in this space? 12:04
• Stepping outside of your comfort zone 19:10
• How did you decide to work in COVID-19 hot spots? What was it like? 22:55
• Masks have become politicized 37:50
• What’s the path forward? 42:22
• Have you been active in voting/politics? 46:29
• Thank you for everything you do 48:14
• Salles’ take-home message 48:38
• How to find Salles 49:55

Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, is a minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon. She is a Scholar in Residence within the Educational Programs and Services at Stanford University School of Medicine.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [email protected]. Dr. Salles can be reached on Twitter at @arghavan_salles and on Instagram at @arghavansallesmd. Follow us on Twitter @HemOncToday @ShikhaJainMD

Disclosures: Jain reports she is a paid freelance writer for Lippincott. Salles reports she is a consultant for Intuitive Surgical and Intuitive Foundation.