Stanford Medcast Episode 37: Hot Topics Mini-Series - Women in Medicine

Tuesday, March 15, 2022, 12:00 AM - Saturday, March 15, 2025, 12:00 AM PST

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we continue to share stories of women in medicine. In this episode, we hear from Leah Backhus, MD, MPH, FACS who works in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford and serves as the Chief of Thoracic Surgery at the VA Palo Alto and Co-Director of the Thoracic Surgery Clinical Research Program. Additionally, Dr. Backhus has grant funding through the Veterans Affairs Administration and NIH. This episode will include Dr. Backhus’ journey into medicine and how she became only 1 of 10 black women who are full professors in the US. The discussion will include unconscious bias, diversity, minorities in medicine and the importance of creating a circle of advocates and mentors.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (0.50 hours), Non-Physician Participation Credit (0.50 hours)

1. Develop a circle of mentors/advocates that can help advocate your career.

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References/Bibliography
1.Hayanga AJ, Zeliadt SB, Backhus LM. Residential Segregation and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States. JAMA Surg. 2013;148(1):37-42. doi:10.1001/jamasurgery.2013.408
2.Berry C, Khabele D, Johnson-Mann C, et al. A Call to Action: Black/African American Women Surgeon Scientists, Where are They?. Annals of Surgery. July 2020; 272(1): 24-29. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003786

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