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The Need to Mitigate Unconscious Bias to Improve Sponsorship Opportunities for Underrepresented Faculty in Academic Radiology. AJR. American journal of roentgenology Jerome, B., Fassiotto, M., Kothary, N. 2021

Abstract

Women physicians and those from racial and ethnic groups underrepresented in medicine face unique barriers to career advancement in academic medicine, especially in specialties that lack diversity such as radiology. One such barrier is the effect of unconscious bias on the ability of faculty from these groups to find effective sponsors. Given the central role of sponsorship in career advancement, departments are called upon to implement formal sponsorship programs to address inequities stemming from bias.

View details for DOI 10.2214/AJR.21.26481

View details for PubMedID 34467782