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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

Cynthia Boyd, M.D.

2024
Professor of Medicine
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology

Cynthia Boyd

Flora Kisuule, M.D.

2024
Director, Department of Medicine
William Osler Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Genetic Medicine, and Physiology
Flora Kisuule

Meredith McCormack, M.D.

2024
Professor of Medicine
Associate Director, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
Meredith McCormack

Wendy S. Post, M.D., M.S.

2024
Professor of Medicine
Director of Cardiovascular Research, Division of Cardiology
Wendy Post

Mark E. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

2022
Director, Department of Medicine
William Osler Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Genetic Medicine, and Physiology
Mark Anderson

Roger S. Blumenthal, MD

2022
Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology
Director of Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
Roger Blumenthal

Sara E. Cosgrove, MD

2022
Director, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
Professor of Medicine
Sara Cosgrove

Daniel E. Ford, MD, MPH

2022
Director, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Professor of Medicine
Daniel Ford

Rachel B. Levine, MD, MPH

2022
Associate Dean for Faculty Educational Development
Professor of Medicine
Rachel Levine

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
Josef Coresh

Nadia Hansel, MD, MPH

2019
Associate Dean of Research, Johns Hopkins Bayview
Division Director, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Dr. Nadia Hansel

Lisa A. Cooper, MD, MPH

2018
Bloomberg Distinguished Professor, Health and Healthcare Equity
Professor of Medicine
Lisa Cooper

Robert A. Wise, MD

2018
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Asthma & Allergy Center
Professor of Medicine
Robert Wise

Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD

2017
Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Interstitial Lung Disease/Pulmonary Fibrosis Program
Associate Professor of Medicine
Sonye Danoff

David Levine, MD

2017
Director, Office of Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs, Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
David Levine

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
Lawrence Appel

Trish Perl, MD, MSc

2016
Jay P. Sanford Professor of Medicine
Chief of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and Medical Center
Trish Perl

Jeanne Clark, MD, MPH

2015
Director, Division of General Internal Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Jeanne Clark

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
Roy Ziegelstein

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

LaPrincess C. Brewer, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA

2024
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Division of Preventive Cardiology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Founding Director, FAITH! (Fostering African-American Improvement in Total Health) Program
LaPrincess Brewer

Janet Bickel, MA

2022
Leadership and Career Development Coach and Consultant
Janet Bickel

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
Amy Gottlieb, MD

Janine Austin Clayton, MD

2019
NIH Associate Director of Research on Women's Health
Director, NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Janine Clayton

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
Andrea Sikon

Diana McNeill, MD, FACP

2017
Director, Duke Academy of Health Professions Education & Academic Development
Professor of Medicine, Assistant Professor of OBGYN
Diana McNeill

Andrea Lynn Cox, MD, PhD

2016
Professor of Medicine and Oncology, Division of Infectious Diseases
Johns Hopkins University
Director, Medical Scientist Training Program
Andrea Cox

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
Sherita Golden

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil

2015
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology
Deputy Chair for Faculty and Financial Operations
University of Michigan Health System
Reshma Jagsi

Robin Ely, PhD

2014
Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration
Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community
Harvard Business School
Robin Ely

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
Linda Fried

Janet Bickel, MA

2012
Leadership and Career Development Coach and Consultant
Janet Bickel

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 Faculty: 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.

Task Force Potluck Dinner

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