Background Women and underrepresented in medicine and the health sciences (URiM)
faculty face inequities in advancement. Career sponsorship may be a remedy. Few studies …

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 …

Women physicians and those from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine
face unique barriers to career advancement in academic medicine, especially in specialties …

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 …

Sponsorship is a proven effective strategy to smash glass ceilings in business and academic
medicine. The purpose of this article is to highlight the differences among sponsorship …

Despite increasing awareness of the importance of mentorship and sponsorship in
academic medicine and gender differences in their receipt during early career stages …

Introduction Mentorship provides general career guidance in academic medicine.
Sponsorship advocates for a sponsee by endorsing this person for a position or role …

Background Sponsorship promotes female entry and advancement through the surgical
field, and can mitigate gender inequities that persist in the surgical field. Methods 35 women …