Celebrating Women In Medicine with Dr. Qaali Hussein, Episode #006

03/09/21 • 39 min

Qaali Hussein, MD is a board-certified trauma surgeon, mother, and CEO of Defiance Academy who is an outspoken fierce advocate for equity in medicine. As a Hijab-wearing Muslim who had 6 children during residency and fellowship, she discusses the varying obstacles she faced during her inspirational journey. She also speaks about the challenges that come with clinging to authenticity. Dr. Hussein gives valuable powerful advice for under-represented minorities and re-frames the idea of resilience in medicine.

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Impacting Diversity Through Leadership with Dr. Roberta Gebhard, Special Episode #005

Roberta Gebhard, DO is the Immediate Past President of AMWA, a Family Practice physician, mother of four adult children, founder of AMWA Gender Equity Task Force, and member of the American Medical Association (AMA) Women Physicians Section (WPS) Governing Council representing 80,000 women physician’s in the US. In this engaging special episode, we discuss leadership in medicine and how physician's are leaders based on their position though few are equipped for this role. Dr. Gebhard had the fortunate experience of learning leadership skills from previous AMWA presidents who modeled respect for others and collaboration. During her three year AMWA presidential term, she gained hands on experiences with her preferred approach of servant leadership and respect for those she leads. She models Brené Brown's definition of a leader as one "who takes responsibility for finding the potential in people and processes and how has the courage to develop that potential."

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The Power of Mentorship and Female Role Models with Dr. Sasha Shillcutt, Episode #007

Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, FASE is a Tenured Professor and the Vice Chair of Strategy and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). She is a mother of four, cardiac anesthesiologist, the CEO & Founder of Brave Enough, a well-published researcher in cardiac anesthesiology and gender equity, author, and international speaker. Her greatest passion is empowering and encouraging others to achieve wellbeing in their professional and personal lives. She speaks frequently to executives and leaders on the topics of professional resilience and gender equity.

In this episode Dr. Shillcutt discusses the importance and power of female mentorship and role models as well as friendship. She gives valuable insight into physician advocacy and redefines female leadership in healthcare settings. She also discusses her book Between Grit and Grace and sends us off with valuable advice on leading authentically. You will not want to miss this engaging interview.