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Healio: Gender pay gap persists in academic internal medicine

on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021by Shikha Jain, MD FACPLeave a Comment

The gender pay gap and persistent disparities in representation, especially in positions of leadership in academic medicine, have been researched and documented extensively in many medical and surgical fields.

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About Shikha Jain, MD FACP

I am a practicing, board-certified hematology/oncology physician in Chicago. I speak on topics ranging from the impact of social media on healthcare, how physicians can utilize social media, how to write Op-eds in the medical world, gender equity and barriers to career advancement, and topics in GI oncology and immunotherapy. My goal is to explain complicated topics in simple terms. I also enjoy writing and you can find some of my writing on this site. I am a mother to three amazing kids and married to a gastroenterologist. I look forward to connecting with you.