Women in Oncology: Lessons to Tell Up-and-Coming Female Oncologists

Laura Farrington, DO, Elesyia Outlaw-Evans, MD, and Ruchi Garg, MD, provide advice to female oncologists who are just starting out their careers.

Laura Farrington, DO, a medical oncologist at CTCA Chicago; Elesyia Outlaw-Evans, MD, a radiation oncologist at CTCA Pheonix; and Ruchi Garg, MD, CTCA Program Director of Gynecologic Oncology and gynecologic oncologist at CTCA Atlanta, provide advice to female oncologists who are just starting out their careers.

The 3 experts sat down to be candid and discuss their variety of experiences throughout their career, what the culture of their work environments were like, the obstacles they came into contact with and how they overcame them, and how society has changed from their early days until now.

Notably, in this exclusive interview, they highlight advice to up-and-upcoming female oncologists on navigating these waters today.

In this episode, the experts give advice to new female oncologists who are starting out in the field and what they would tell their younger selves based on the lessons they have learned throughout their careers.

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