In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Don Dizon, MD, about innovation throughout times of uncertainty in medicine, challenges currently facing physicians and more.

• Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive 1:34
• About Dizon 1:44
• The interview 2:27
• How did you decide to become an oncologist and navigate a traditional academic career with many non-traditional “add-ons”? 3:01
• Jain and Dizon on the importance of providing humanity to physicians. 7:19
• Jain and Dizon on finding balance when providing patients with information. 9:03
• Jain and Dizon on federal funding challenges facing oncology advancements. 10:17
• Can you tell us more about transitioning to your new role at Tufts? 12:50
• Jain and Dizon on the growing amount of career shifts in medicine. 17:22
• How do we move forward with these new guardrails up from corporatization? 18:34
• Jain and Dizon on how the age of social media has changed the perception, training and demands of doctors. 24:56
• Dizon and Jain on the power of being able to admit “I don’t know.” 28:22
• What are some tips that you have for new attendings and people just starting in their careers? 33:54
• Dizon and Jain on the importance of humanizing patients during their care. 38:34
• If someone could only listen to the last few minutes of this episode, what would you want listeners to take away? 44:17
• How to contact Dizon 44:57
• Thanks for listening 45:51

Don Dizon, MD, is a professor of medicine at Tufts University and is the system chief of hematology and oncology for Tufts Medicine. He is also the editor in chief of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the flagship journal of the American Cancer Society as well as the vice-chair of membership and accrual at the SWOG Cancer Research Network.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X: @ShikhaJainMD. Dizon can be reached on Tiktok @drdonsdizon, Instagram @drdonsdizon and LinkedIn.

Disclosures: Jain and Dizon report no relevant financial disclosures.