Meet Dr. Amy Cummings, thoracic oncologist, research scientist and Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA.

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The Research Evangelist

Dave Bjork

94 episodes

6 days ago

The Greek meaning of evangelist is "bringing the good news" In this podcast, patient advocate and lung cancer survivor Dave Bjork brings the good news by serving up stories about the good people in life sciences who are doing amazing work in lung cancer research and care. He calls them “brilliant but not famous." But they are all well known and respected in their field among their peers. From academic researchers to lung cancer clinicians, hear about their work but also their personal stories and passions. Life science is full of really good people who care. Hear their stories.

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Meet Dr. Amy Cummings, thoracic oncologist, research scientist and Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA.

The Research Evangelist

39 minutes 39 seconds

2 years ago

Meet Dr. Amy Cummings, thoracic oncologist, research scientist and Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCLA.

On today's episode, meet Dr. Amy Cummings. Dr. Cummings is a thoracic oncologist and research scientist who practices in Santa Monica and Torrance California. In Santa Monica, she sees lung cancer patients, runs clinical trials, and is part of the virtual multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program. Her clinical interests include immunotherapy, precision medicine, and providing equitable care to all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity. At the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center she also serves as the Director for Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI).
Dr. Cummings received her medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California and completed both her internal medicine residency and her hematology and oncology fellowship at UCLA.