Shikha Jain: Sometimes when with a patient, they don’t need much more than your time…

Shikha Jain shared on Twitter:

“Friendly reminder, sometimes when with a patient, they don’t need much more than your time. Sometimes, they just want to chat about family, and Halloween costumes, and books. Make the time. It can make all the difference.”

Source: Shikha Jain/Twitter

Shikha Jain is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Illinois Cancer Center in Chicago. She is the Director of Communication Strategies in Medicine and the Associate Director of Oncology Communication & Digital Innovation. She is a founder and Chair of the Women In Medicine Summit, and founder and President of the Women in Medicine® non-profit. She is the co-founder of the Rush Center for the Advancement of Women in Health Care. Dr. Jain was named a Rising Star in Medicine by Medscape in 2020 and one of Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders in 2019, and was also awarded the Rising Star award by the LEAD Oncology Conference in 2019 and nominated in in 2020 as a Women Leader in Oncology.