Vania Smith-Oka

Vania Smith-Oka, an associate professor and cultural anthropologist, explores the complexities of medical training in her book, *Becoming Gods.* She shares insights from her ethnographic research with interns in Puebla, revealing how gender influences their medical experiences and career aspirations. Vania discusses the unique challenges faced by female interns, the embodied learning process of developing a medical self, and the ethical reflections in both medicine and academia. Additionally, she touches on her future research regarding cesarean incisions in Mexico.