Episode #37: The Gender Moonshot and Gender Parity in Medicine with Dr. Shikha Jain

This week we speak with Dr. Shikha Jain, a 2021 Women in White Coats Hero nominee about gender inequity in medicine and her recent TedX talk on the Gender Moonshot. Dr. Shikha Jain is a hematology and oncology physician and Founder and Chair of the Women in Medicine Summit. She was named one of Medscapes 25 Rising Stars in Medicine in 2020 and one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders in 2019.  In addition to discussing gender disparity, we also discuss a paper Dr. Jain helped author on how doctors on social media have been silenced and harassed for sharing scientific facts and trying to educate their communities. To learn more about Dr. Jain and to vote for the 2021 Women in White Coats Hero of the Year, go to womeninwhitecoats.com/heroes. 

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