In today's episode, I chat with Dr. Apurva Sharma. She is currently a clinical cardiology fellow at the Icahn School of Medicine (Mount Sinai) who was originally born in and immigrated from the country of India. Dr. Sharma previously completed a successful two-year ARVC fellowship in the division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is an ex-resident physician with an M.D. in Internal Medicine from St. Peters University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.  Dr. Sharma is undoubtedly a strong and inspiring healthcare professional. She carries special interests in translational research leading to improvement in quality of patient care. The number of women in medical fields has drastically increased over the past decade, but cardiologists are still predominantly male. Dr. Sharma emphasizes that it should be your passion for science that triumphs all such types of adversity.

Listen to today's episode to her about her incredible experiences, ideas, and advice. Visit our website at illuminatestem.com to learn more about women in STEM across the past, present, and future. Here, you'll also find invaluable resources to help you embark on your own STEM journey.