Task Force on Women's Academic Careers in Medicine
Annual Sponsorship Award
This award recognizes a Department of Medicine Faculty member who has demonstrated a commitment to supporting and advancing women faculty and fellows by acting as a sponsor. Sponsorship Awards are presented at the Task Force Annual Dinner.
A sponsor is a person in a leadership position who actively supports the career advancement of a more junior faculty member or trainee in whom they see career and leadership potential. Sponsorship activities may include but are not limited to the following: nominating women for (i) awards, (ii) scholarships, (iii) editorial boards, (iv) meeting/session chairs, (v) high profile institutional and national committees. A sponsor may also play a key role in coaching women for leadership roles. A mentor may act as a sponsor, although not all mentors are in a position to serve as a sponsor. Recent evidence suggests that sponsorship is important for career success, and may be critical to advancing the careers of women and under-represented minorities as well as addressing disparities in leadership positions.
Annual Sponsorship Awardees
Mark E. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.
2022 Director, Department of Medicine William Osler Professor of Medicine Professor of Medicine, Genetic Medicine, and Physiology
Roger S. Blumenthal, MD
2022 Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology Director of Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Sara E. Cosgrove, MD
2022 Director, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program Professor of Medicine
Daniel E. Ford, MD, MPH
2022 Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Professor of Medicine
Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH
2022 Associate Dean for Faculty Educational Development Professor of Medicine
Josef Coresh, MD, PhD
2019 Director, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Training Program Director, George W. Comstock Center for Public Health Research and Prevention Joint Appointment in Medicine
Nadia Hansel, MD, MPH
2019 Associate Dean of Research, Johns Hopkins Bayview Division Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Professor of Medicine
Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH
2018 Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Health and Healthcare Equity Professor of Medicine
Robert A. Wise, MD
2018 Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Asthma & Allergy Center Professor of Medicine
Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD
2017 Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Interstitial Lung Disease/Pulmonary Fibrosis Program Associate Professor of Medicine
David Levine, MD
2017 Director, Office of Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs, Department of Medicine Professor of Medicine
Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH
2016 Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research C. David Molina, MD, MPH Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health
Trish Perl, MD, MSc
2016 Jay P. Sanford Professor of Medicine Chief of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Medical Center
Jeanne Clark, MD, MPH
2015 Director, Division of General Internal Medicine Professor of Medicine
Roy Ziegelstein, MD, MPH
2015 Sarah Miller Coulson and Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Professor of Medicine Vice Dean for Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Mary Wallace Stanton Professor of Education Professor of Medicine
Annual Sponsorship Award Dinner
The TF sponsors an annual dinner to highlight and celebrate the accomplishments of women in academic medicine and provide an opportunity for women faculty to build relationships with other women in the DOM. Past speakers have included many accomplished women from the DOM and beyond.
Past Speakers
Janet Bickel, MA
2012 Leadership and Career Development Coach and Consultant
Amy S. Gottlieb, MD, FACP
2021 Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate Chief Faculty Development Officer at Baystate Health Professor of Medicine at UMass– Baystate
Janine Austin Clayton, MD
2019 NIH Associate Director of Research on Women's Health Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Andrea L. Sikon, MD, FACP
2018 Chair, Department of Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Center for Specialized Women's Health Director, Center for Excellence in Coaching and Mentoring Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Diana McNeill, MD, FACP
2017 Director, Duke Academy of Health Professions Education & Academic Development Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of OBGYN
Andrea Lynn Cox, MD, PhD
2016 Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Division of Infectious Diseases Johns Hopkins University Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Sherita Hill Golden, MD, MHS
2016 Hugh P. McCormick Family Professor of Endocrinology & Metabolism Executive Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil
2015 Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology Deputy Chair for Faculty and Financial Operations University of Michigan Health System
Robin Ely, PhD
2014 Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community Harvard Business School
Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH
2013 Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Co-founder of Task Force on Women’s Academic Careers in Medicine, Johns Hopkins DOM
Janet Bickel, MA
2012 Leadership and Career Development Coach and Consultant
Leadership Development
In partnership with the DOM leadership, the TF nominates and supports women faculty to attend institutional and national leadership development programs, including the Emerging Women’s Leadership Program (EWLP) and the Leadership Program for Women Faculty (LPWF) through the Office of Women in Science and Medicine, as well as the AAMC women’s leadership programs.
Tracking Gender Equity
TF members attend Divisional Reviews to raise awareness of gender representation and to serve as a resource to divisional leaders in their efforts to enhance gender equity and to recruit and retain women faculty and trainees.
Data Collection
The TF tracks leadership roles in the DOM, monitors salary equity, promotions, awards, and the composition of key DOM committees.
Exit Interviews
The TF tracks attrition of faculty and conducts interviews with women faculty leaving the DOM.
Networking and Career Development Events
To bring DOM women together to discuss various topics including mentoring, work-life balance, career advancement, etc.
Events include:
- CV review workshops
- Mentorship and sponsorship sessions
- Career and leadership panels
- Work-life integration discussions
- Job negotiation workshops