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May 24, 2024 | communitynewspapers.com | Coral Olazagasti |Arthi Sridhar |Miki Horiguchi |Claudia Villa Celi

Sylvester-led study presented at ASCO highlights biases reported by female cancer physiciansCoral Olazagasti expected a relatively smooth transition when she moved to New York to start her residency after graduating from medical school in her native Puerto Rico. But that proved wishful thinking. She not only experienced major culture shock, but also her superiors and colleagues often chastised her for speaking too loudly and joked about her accent.