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Douglas Flora: Honoring Women in STEM and Medicine Leading the Way for My Daughter and Future Generations

Photo taken from Douglas Flora/LinkedIn

Sep 6, 2024, 10:38

Douglas Flora: Honoring Women in STEM and Medicine Leading the Way for My Daughter and Future Generations

Douglas Flora shared on LinkedIn:

“I just had to share this picture because it hit home. As a dad with a daughter in STEM, currently powering through her first year of medical school, I’m so grateful she has strong female role models like Trisha Wise-Draper (congrats on the new promotion!) and the incredible female leaders I’m surrounded by at St. Elizabeth (almost the entire cancer program!).

To all my female friends—whether you’re pharmacists, docs, engineers, killing it in research, or running medical schools and hospitals—thank you for paving the way for my daughter. FYI, we’ve currently got brilliant women running ASCO, the ACCC, the American Cancer Society, COA, and the NCI and NIH right now—and we are better for it. Each of them is a rock star, that happens to be a woman.

Beyoncé might’ve been onto something…something about who rules the world?

Photo credit: Afreen Shariff

Catharine Young, This one is right up your alley! Share it with your future STEM leader.

P.S. Reilly Flora, your Dad is so proud of you. There is nothing you can’t do. ”

Douglas Flora

Source: Douglas Flora/LinkedIn

Douglas Flora is the Executive Medical Director of Oncology Services at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, overseeing clinical operations, strategic planning, and the expansion of cancer programs. He is also the co-founder of the Center for Precision Medicine; Genomic Health.

As the Editor-in-Chief of ‘AI in Precision Oncology,’ the first peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to this field, he plays a pivotal role in advancing research. He is also an active board member of the American Cancer Society and ACCC, where he contributes to advocacy, education, and innovation within the cancer community.