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 …

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

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

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Purpose: This study explored the views of junior faculty toward informing mentorship
program development. Method: Mixed sampling methodologies including questionnaires …

Background Women remain underrepresented in academic medicine, particularly in
leadership positions. This lack of women in leadership has been shown to have negative …

The authors describe the history, characteristics, and goals of four innovative programs,
each in a medical school, that were established in 1998 to help faculty members of both …