Expert confronts challenges of U.S. health care system through ‘lens of women physicians’

“Women in Medicine has changed the lives of a countless number of people who have interacted with the nonprofit or the summit in some way or another, and we are truly excited about the continued success of it all,” Shikha Jain, MD, FACP, associate professor of medicine with tenure in the division of hematology/oncology at University of Illinois Cancer Center in Chicago and consulting editor for Healio Women in Oncology, told Healio.

The goal of the nonprofit is not only to provide education — one component of getting more women into leadership — but also to provide more networking opportunities, leadership training and a host of other opportunities, Jain continued.

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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.

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