Advancing Women in Urology: Sponsorship and Its Role in Career Advancement in Medicine

Advancing Women in Urology: Sponsorship and It’s Role in Career Advancement in Medicine Host: Jay D. Raman, MD, FACS Guest: Peggy Pearle, MD and Simone Thavaseelan, MD Outline: Segment #1 Defining Sponsorship Segment #2 Role in Career Advancement/Importance Segment #3 Identifying the Issue Segment #4 Key Characteristics of healthy/effective Sponsorship Segment #5 Opportunities for Action ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This educational series was made possible by support from Urovant Resources: Jain, S. Why Sponsorship in Medicine Matters. Wolters Kluwer Health, https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insights/why-sponsorship-in-medicine-matters (2020). Ayyala, M.S., et al. Mentorship Is Not Enough: Exploring Sponsorship and Its Role in Career Advancement in Academic Medicine. Acad Med. 94, 94-100 (2019). Lewiss R.E., et al. Is Academic Medicine Making Mid-Career Women Physicians Invisible? J Womens Health (Larchmt). 29,187-192 (2020). Tesch, B.J., Wood, H.M., Helwig, A.L., Nattinger, A.B. Promotion of women physicians in academic medicine. Glass ceiling or sticky floor? JAMA. 273,1022-5 (1995). Silva, C. Study: Women Get Fewer Game Changing Leadership Roles. Harvard Business Review, https://hbr.org/2012/11/study-women-get-fewer-game-changing Hewlett, S.A., Peraino, K., Sherbin, L., Sumberg, K. The Sponsor Effect: Breaking Through the Last Glass Ceiling. Boston, Mass Harvard Business Review (2011). Richter, K.P., et al. Women Physicians and Promotion in Academic Medicine. N Engl J Med. 383, 2148-2157 (2020). Foust-Cummings H. Sponsoring Women to Success. Catalyst, http://www.catalyst.org/system/files/sponsoring_women_to_success.pdf. (2011) Velez, D., et al. Rising Tides: Challenges and Opportunities for Women in the Urologic Workforce. Urology. 150, 47-53 (2021). Harris, C. How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work. TEDWomen, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpE_W50OTUc.(2018). Penaloza NG,, et al. Someone Like Me: An Examination of the Importance of Race-Concordant Mentorship in Urology. Urology. 22. (2022) Butler, P.D. When excellence is still not enough. Am J Surg. 220, 543-544 (2020)

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