Background Women remain underrepresented in top leadership positions in academic
medicine. In business settings, a person with power and influence actively supporting the …

Method The authors conducted semistructured interviews with Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine faculty in 2016: department chairs (sponsors) and faculty participants of …

The business community has honed the concept of sponsorship and promulgated its utility
for harnessing the talent of high-performing women and minorities whose contributions often …

Abstract Background and Objectives: Coaching, mentoring, and sponsoring are tools
academic leaders can utilize to develop junior faculty. Each tool has a unique goal, time …

Despite increases in the percentages of women medical school graduates and faculty over
the past decade, women physicians and scientists remain underrepresented in academic …

Purpose Despite dramatic increases in female learners and junior faculty, a significant gap
remains in female leadership in academic medicine. To assess challenges and obstacles …

Purpose To understand the perceptions of residents and Fellows in obstetrics and
gynecology about the impacts of race or ethnicity, gender, and mentorship experiences on …

BACKGROUND Although the benefits of mentoring in academic medical centers have been
amply discussed, the major focus has been on conferring traditional academic skills (eg …

Midcareer women faculty face unique career challenges that may benefit from mentorship
and sponsorship, yet such programs focused on the needs of this career phase are scarce in …

S ignificant gender disparities in academic rank exist at US medical schools, even after
controlling for age, time since training, specialty, and measures of productivity, and despite …