Background: Hospitalists’ engagement in scholarship (e.g., research, education) mitigates burnout, yet academic advancement and productivity among hospitalists lags behind other specialties. Gender inequities are well-documented across academic medicine, as evidenced by delayed career progression, lower scholarly productivity, and pay gaps. We aimed to characterize hospitalist interest, barriers, and facilitators to engage in academic activities. Results [...]

Background: Effective mentorship of junior faculty correlates with future academic success and career sustainability.1,2 Traditional approaches to mentorship involve pairing mid- and late-career faculty with junior faculty randomly or based on compatible interests and allowing the relationship to evolve as driven by the mentee’s needs. After organized attempts to implement mentorship programs along traditional lines [...]