PRINCIPLES: An increasing proportion of women are working in medicine, although only
very few choose surgical specialties and the interest in an academic pursuit is generally …

Background Mentorship has been found as a key factor for a successful and satisfying
career in academic medicine and surgery. The present study was conducted to describe the …

Medical Education 2011: 45: 488–496 Objectives Although mentoring is perceived as key to
a successful and satisfying career in medicine, there is a lack of methodologically sound …

Purpose: Until now, mentoring has hardly been used by the medical profession in German-
speaking countries as a means of supporting junior physicians in their careers. The aim of …

Background Women have accounted for over 30% of new medical students since 1995 in
Japan. Establishing support systems for women surgeons to continue their work is a major …

An increasing proportion of women work in medicine; however, only few choose surgical
specialties. The objective of this study was to analyze the current situation of female …

Zusammenfassung Mentoring als Instrument zur Nachwuchsförderung von Ärztinnen und
Ärzten wird in der Medizin in deutschsprachigen Ländern bisher kaum eingesetzt. Das …

The article by Stamm and Buddeberg-Fischer1 underscores the importance of mentors in
medical education. These researchers followed a cohort of Germanspeaking Swiss resident …

METHODS Participants were interns being trained at Chonnam National University Hospital,
South Korea, in 2011. Interns were asked to complete a questionnaire about their mentoring …

Background: Mentoring is important throughout a physician's career and has been noted to
be particularly important during residency training. Other studies suggest that women may …