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

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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.