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Women in Medicine: Jessika Hurts, PsyD
During September, we proudly feature members of our department for Women in Medicine Month!
Why did you pursue a career in medicine?
I wanted to serve the people in my community and provide accessibility to a clinician of color.
What is your work focused on?
Autism; Anxiety; improving accessibility to evidence-based interventions
What is the most fulfilling part of your work?
Empowering parents to help their children and giving children and adolescents the opportunity to work toward their full potential and achieve their individualized goals.
What advice would you give yourself when you started in the field, knowing what you know now?
Ignore the messages and feelings that lead you to believe you do not belong or deserve the success you achieve. You belong and are successful because of your work ethic, commitment, and passion, and have earned all that you have accomplished.
Jessika Hurts, PsyD
Women in Medicine
We asked some of the #StanfordWIM in our department to share their stories - why they pursued a career in medicine, what their work focuses on, what the most fulfilling parts of their work are, and what advice they would give themselves when they started in the field. Hear what they have to say!
- Rania Awaad, MD
- Michele Berk, PhD
- Kim Bullock, MD
- Victoria E. Cosgrove, PhD
- Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH
- Nandini Datta, PhD
- Grace Gengoux, PhD, BCBA-D
- Michelle Goldsmith, MD, MA
- Heather J. Gotham, PhD
- Rona J. Hu, MD
- Jessika Hurts, PsyD
- Christina Khan, MD, PhD
- Debra Kaysen, PhD
- Sheila Lahijani, MD
- Karen J. Parker, PhD
- Jennifer Phillips, PhD
- Natalie Rasgon, MD, PhD
- Lauren Schneider, PsyD
- Shebani Sethi MD, ABOM
- Hui Qi Tong, PhD
- Kathleen Watson, PhD
- Sharon Williams, PhD
- Laraine T. Zappert, PhD
