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Episode 39: Women in Academic Child Health Leadership: Personal Experiences, Perspectives and Predictions
June 18, 2025 | Duration: 53:59 | Moderator: Valerie Opipari, MD
What pathways can we forge to address gender leadership and pay disparities in pediatric leadership?
Dr. Valerie Opipari brings together an esteemed group of female leaders to discuss solutions, experiences and predictions for the future in this special episode of Pediatric Insight.
Hear how they’re challenging inequities and charting a new path forward for the next generation of female leaders.
Guest panel: Nancy Spector, MD; Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD; Mariana Meyers, MD; Peggy Troy, MSN, RN; Michelle C. Starr, MD; Leslie Walker, MD; Danielle Laraque-Arena, MD; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD
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