The Great Girlfriends Podcast: Clinical Trials 101

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HealthyWomen Editors

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Kim Ledgerwood

Editorial Director, HealthyWomen

As HealthyWomen’s editorial director, Kim oversees the production of all content and ensures that it is aligned with our mission, meets our high editorial standards and captures our brand voice.

Kim is an award-winning editor and copywriter with more than 25 years of experience. She started her career as a copywriter and broadcast producer at the Southeast’s largest full-service advertising agency, The Tombras Group. Since then, she has edited and written for a wide variety of clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to indie authors across multiple industries and topics.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as well as a master’s degree in communications/advertising from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Kim lives in Maryland with her husband, three children and a menagerie of pets.

Jacquelyne Froeber

Senior Editor, HealthyWomen

Jacquelyne Froeber is an award-winning journalist and editor. She holds a BA in journalism from Michigan State University. She is the former editor-in-chief of Celebrated Living magazine and has editing and writing experience for print and online publications, including Health magazine, Coastal Living magazine and AARP.org.

As a breast cancer survivor, Jacquelyne encourages everyone to perform self-exams and get their yearly mammograms.

Full Bio

The Great Girlfriends Show partnered with @HealthyWomen with support from AstraZeneca to demystify clinical trials, recognize the historical trauma behind them and bring more education and conversation around educating women and caregivers about the benefits of clinical trials and how they help. This podcast is especially important for women who are immunocompromised, which includes things like having lupus, diabetes, asthma, cancer or being a transplant patient. Have a loved one who’s immunocompromised? Share this with them!
Listen to the podcast here.