Why Your Stethoscope Needs a Megaphone: Women in Medicine Take On Power

What happens when medicine’s most fearless leaders gather to dismantle systemic barriers? Guest host Dana Trampas brings you frontline access from the Women in Medicine Summit, sitting down with Dr. Shikha Jain—triple board-certified oncologist, founder of the Women in Medicine Summit, and a thunderous voice for change. This isn’t just another healthcare conference. It’s a battle plan for equity, where pioneers like Dr. Jain and speakers including Hillary Phelps tackle medicine’s toughest crises: Why gender disparities still hemorrhage talent from healthcare—and how to suture the wound. The legislative earthquakes shaking patient care (and how doctors must grab the megaphone). Social media’s double-edged scalpel: How physicians can combat misinformation without burning out. The shocking absence of doctors in politics—and why every prescription pad should come with a campaign plan. New this year: Explosive sessions on negotiation mastery, clinical women’s health breakthroughs, and resilience tactics for an industry on the brink. 🎧 Episode Highlights 00:00 | Dana Trampas Takes the Mic: Why This Summit Changes Everything 01:42 | Behind the Scenes: The Game-Changing Additions to This Year’s Event 04:42 | Dr. Jain’s Firestarter Take: “Gender Equity Isn’t Nice—It’s Nonnegotiable” 06:59 | Public Health in the Post-Truth Era: How Doctors Can Outshout Misinformation 10:09 | From Clinic to Twitter: Why Physicians Must Claim Their Space Online 12:58 | “We Need 100 More Doctors in Congress”—The Policy Prescription Medicine Needs 17:09 | Lightning Round: Dr. Jain’s Unfiltered Takes on Burnout, Leadership & More 20:08 | Your Invitation to the Revolution (Sept 18-20) 💡 Why Listen? You’ll get summit-level insights without a $2,000 ticket. Actionable tools to combat disparities in your own institution. A rallying cry for every healthcare pro tired of “just coping” with broken systems. 🗓️ Join the movement at the Women in Medicine Summit (Sept 18-20)—where the most urgent conversations in healthcare begin. 🔗 Learn more & register: https://www.womeninmedicinesummit.org/ 🔗 Follow Dr. Shikha Jain 🔗 Subscribe for more no-filter healthcare truth-telling #WomenInMedicine #HealthcareEquity #MedTwitter #PhysicianLeadership #HealthcarePolicy