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Welcome to Episode Six of Woman-Run – The Podcast, hosted by Wright Lindsey Jennings attorney Jennifer L. Smith. Jennifer is joined by Dr. Diane Wilder, a medical oncologist at CARTI. Dr. Wilder shares her extraordinary journey from a South Texas ranch to medical school at 38, reflecting on resilience, purpose, and the art of caring—for patients and for oneself.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How early life on a Texas ranch and years in Mexico shaped Dr. Wilder’s empathy, curiosity, and love of service.
  • Why she left a successful corporate career to pursue medicine later in life—and how perseverance opened unexpected doors.
  • The emotional realities of balancing family, loss, and medical training, and how those experiences inform her patient care today.
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