In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Pia Chowdry, MD, about access to care in rural communities, how physicians can present information to patients and their caregivers and more. •    Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 •    About Chowdry 1:04 •    The interview 1:54 •    What was your journey into oncology and how did you end up practicing in Louisiana? 2:07 •    Can you talk about your work in racial and ethnic disparities, variables in cancer care, and prevention? 4:18 •    Do you feel like being exposed to rural health care settings and challenges has changed the way you practice and talk about care to people outside the area? 6:19 •    How do you navigate enrolling patients in rural areas into clinical trials?  10:35  •    Jain and Chowdry on misconceptions surrounding clinical trial enrollment in rural areas. 12:42 •    What excites you about your job and motivates you to avoid burnout? 13:48 •    Has your experience as a caregiver for patients with cancer affected the ways in which you navigate patients and caregivers through treatment and care? 16:25 •    Jain and Chowdry on the importance of how physicians present themselves to patients and caregivers. 19:39 •    Chowdry and Jain on obstacles facing cancer care in rural areas, as well as benefits. 24:25 •    If someone could only listen to the last two minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 30:41 •    How to contact Chowdry 31:54 •    Thanks for listening 32:28

Pia Chowdry, MD, is a medical oncologist with LSU Health in New Orleans, LA specializing in genitourinary malignancies.

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