Join host, Dr. Rupa Wong and guest, Dr. Arghavan Salles, a fellowship trained minimally invasive and bariatric surgeon from Stanford as they discuss the gender bias that still exists in medicine.   In addition to being a skilled surgeon, Dr. Salles also has her PhD in education from Stanford. Her research focuses on gender equity, diversity, inclusion and well being. She has written and spoken about her experiences being a COVID frontline worker with Newsweek, NBC and CBS. She has numerous publications and has given over 80 national and international talks.   Today, we are discussing: Implicit bias that still exists in the medical field Navigating societal expectations and the emotional and mental toll that this takes on women Manels and what we can do to combat them Strategies such as sponsorship and enlisting upstander help to begin to appoint more qualified women into positions of leadership in departments Putting your female colleagues forward for awards, speaking opportunities and leadership positions Take the Implicit Association Test here: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html Article we discuss in episode on patient outcomes with a male vs. female surgeon: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/2786671 Connect with Dr. Salles: Website: www.drarghavansalles.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/arghavan_salles?lang=hi Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arghavansallesmd   Find Dr. Rupa Wong here: Find us on Instagram:www.instagram.com/drrupawong Doctor Mom Vlogs: www.youtube.com/drrupawong Women's Medical Conference: www.pinnacleconference.org Have a question you want answered on Friday Mornings with Dr. Rupa? Call and leave a voicemail at (919) 228-8330