Dr. Malika Siker joins SROA Soundboard, SROA's podcast series to share about equity, diversity, and inclusiveness in radiation oncology. Dr. Siker is an Associate Dean for Student Inclusion and Diversity and an Associate Professor for Radiation Oncology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Siker presented at SROA's 2020 Annual Meeting.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• Structural racism (0:29)
• Improving equity, diversity, and inclusion (1:09)
• How Dr. Siker became passionate about diversity (2:06)
• Adapting to different environments (3:05)
• Implicit bias (3:58)
• How health equity can improve in Rad Onc (5:58)
• Suggested key resources (7:14)
• Strategies for administrators (8:50)
• Example of how to discuss with staff (9:39)
• Bias training for administrators (11:00)
• Offering patients to share their experiences (11:55)
• Long-term changes to improve diversity, inclusion, and health equity (12:41)
• Additional comments from Dr. Siker (15:00)