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Diversity and Development in Hematology with Belinda Avalos, MD
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In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with ASH president, Belinda Avalos, MD, about the importance of DEI practices in medicine, leading molecular medicine developments and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 0:14 • About Avalos 0:18 • The interview 1:18 • How did you know you know you wanted to be a hematologist and how did you end up in this space doing the work you’re doing now? 1:47 • Jain and Avalos on the innovations and patient relationships in the field of HemOnc that drive physician interest. 3:25 • What drove your passion to get involved in DEI and equitable care in medicine? 5:08 • Jain and Avalos on diversity in clinical trials. 7:48 • Jain and Avalos on the importance of multidisciplinary approaches to patient care. 9:08 • What do you see as the biggest barriers to driving change in this space? How can we actually make changes that will result in real-world transformation? 10:11 • Tell me about the work that you do in the spaces of women in hematology and medicine. 11:25 • What types of things should we be doing to drive gender equity changes in medicine? 13:40 • Do you feel hopeful about where we are going with the changes being driven by societies like ASH? 15:24 • What else excites you about hematology and the innovation in the field now? 17:02 • What are the biggest transformations we are going to see in hematology over the next decade? 23:26 • Where will you be focusing your time moving forward? 27:53 • If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 29:16 • How to contact Avalos 30:15 • Thanks for listening 30:44 Belinda R. Avalos, MD, is the American Society of Hematology 2025 president, and is a professor of medicine and a senior advisor to the president of Atrium Health Levine Cancer.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at [email protected]. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Avalos can be reached by contacting ASH at www.hematology.org.
Disclosures: Jain and Avalos report no relevant financial disclosures.
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