Camidge and Gerber Emphasize the Importance of Face-to-Face Patient Connections

How This Is Building Me, hosted by world-renowned oncologist D. Ross Camidge, MD, PhD, is a podcast focused on the highs and lows, ups and downs of all those involved with cancer, cancer medicine, and cancer science across the full spectrum of life’s experiences.

In this episode, Dr Camidge sits down with David Gerber, MD, to discuss Dr Gerber’s journey from undergraduate education to medical school to his current roles as a professor in the Department of Internal Medicine and a member of the Division of Hematology/Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Drs Camidge and Gerber highlight the ways that a liberal arts education can lay the foundation for a successful career in academic medicine; the importance and various forms of mentorship; and how clinical investigators can use their experiences and data to drive national policy changes.