13 min

Ep #115: Keeping Women in Medicine with Dr. Andrea Austin Women in White Coats

    • Medicine

Do you have a distinct memory that defines your experience as a woman in medicine? Then this conversation will speak to you! In this episode, Dr. Robin Davies interviews Dr. Andrea Austin, both authors in book 4 of The Chronicles of Women in White Coats. Dr. Austin shares her background and previews her book chapter which focuses on gender bias. Any sister doc will enjoy and relate to both the challenges and successes shared in this episode!

Dr. Austin graduated medical school from the University of Iowa. She completed an emergency medicine residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). In 2016, she deployed to Iraq as part of a Shock Trauma Platoon. She was the first female emergency medicine physician to be stationed at Navy Trauma Training Center (NTTC) at LA County + USC, one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States. Dr. Austin works in Southern California as an emergency physician, simulation educator, and coach.

Key Takeaways

[01:37] Dr. Austin shares a story that helped inspire her book chapter

[06:52] How gender bias has influenced her career

Is work causing you to feel stressed and burnt out? We have a FREE training where we teach 3 steps that actually work to get you out of overwhelm and exhaustion and feeling more confident and balanced. Check it out here: https://womeninwhitecoats.com/3stepstraining

This Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://womeninwhitecoats.com/podcastcme


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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/women-in-white-coats/message

Do you have a distinct memory that defines your experience as a woman in medicine? Then this conversation will speak to you! In this episode, Dr. Robin Davies interviews Dr. Andrea Austin, both authors in book 4 of The Chronicles of Women in White Coats. Dr. Austin shares her background and previews her book chapter which focuses on gender bias. Any sister doc will enjoy and relate to both the challenges and successes shared in this episode!

Dr. Austin graduated medical school from the University of Iowa. She completed an emergency medicine residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD). In 2016, she deployed to Iraq as part of a Shock Trauma Platoon. She was the first female emergency medicine physician to be stationed at Navy Trauma Training Center (NTTC) at LA County + USC, one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States. Dr. Austin works in Southern California as an emergency physician, simulation educator, and coach.

Key Takeaways

[01:37] Dr. Austin shares a story that helped inspire her book chapter

[06:52] How gender bias has influenced her career

Is work causing you to feel stressed and burnt out? We have a FREE training where we teach 3 steps that actually work to get you out of overwhelm and exhaustion and feeling more confident and balanced. Check it out here: https://womeninwhitecoats.com/3stepstraining

This Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities here: https://womeninwhitecoats.com/podcastcme


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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/women-in-white-coats/message

13 min