The Medical Sisterhood: Advocacy and Systemic Change, With Kristi Hawley, DO

In this first episode of The Medical Sisterhood from January 2026, the podcast opens with a candid and timely conversation about advocacy, autonomy, and the quiet breaking points many women physicians experience within modern medicine.

Hosted by Mona Shahriari, MD, of Yale School of Medicine, the episode features Kristi B. Hawley, DO, founder and owner of The Derm Institute of West Michigan, whose journey as a dermatologist, practice owner, and physician advocate offers a powerful lens into the systemic challenges facing clinicians today.

Together, Shahriari and Hawley reaffirm The Medical Sisterhood’s mission—to create space for honest dialogue, shared strength, and collective action among women physicians.

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