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

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

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 …

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 …

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 …