In the dynamic landscape of academic medicine, there is an increased interest in refining the traditional mentoring paradigm to address the many unmet challenges associated with gender disparities within academia. We highlight the need to expand the focus of mentorship to include sponsorship and advocacy, and hope that this shift will foster holistic development in mentees.
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Gimelli, A., Lakshmanan, S. Rethinking the mentoring paradigm to include mentor, sponsor and advocate. Nat Rev Cardiol 22, 835–836 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41569-025-01210-6
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