In this episode Dr. Rui Ariyapala has an engaging conversation with Dr. Tiffany Avery. Dr. Tiffany Avery is a board-certified Medical Oncologist and Lifestyle Medicine physician with a special interest in breast cancer survivorship and differences in cancer survival. After completing fellowship training at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Avery served as Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA and Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC. She also served as a Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer in the Health technology space. She is currently an Advisory Board Member of Angels Surviving Cancer, a community-based breast cancer survivorship group based in Houston, TX. In this capacity, Dr. Avery has been an invited speaker to discuss topics that include cancer prevention, treatments, clinical trials, survival disparities in cancer and has led grant writing efforts to secure funding for community-based educational efforts targeted to breast cancer survivors. Dr. Avery is also a co-host of 3 Black Docs, a podcast aimed at eliminating healthcare disparities. Dr. Avery is a proud New Orleans native currently living in Houston with her husband and two sons. She enjoys running, gardening, yoga, and learning to surf. 
In part 1, we explore the highs and lows of her internal medicine residency, hematology oncology fellowship and the nuances of transitioning into managing responsibilities as an attending. Dr. Avery shares her advice for our listeners on how she managed all these expectations along the way, refining her lens on wellness during her medical training.