Leadership qualities of obstetrics and gynecology department chairmen of United States medical schools

Anesthesiology residency program director burnout

“…A possible mechanism for better preparation of faculty for leadership roles is mentoring. Bates and Blackhurst suggested that mentors have an important role in guiding new leaders through administrative challenges [15], which are important stressors to program directors in surgery and pediatrics [11,16,17].…”

High Incidence of Burnout in Academic Chairpersons of Anesthesiology

“…The median (IRQ) score for support from a spouse/significant other was 20 (17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24) and was not different between male and female chairpersons. Support scores were lower in the high risk of burnout chairpersons compared with those at low to moderate risk of burnout (table 2).…”

The Influence of Mentorship on Research Productivity in Oncology

“…18,20 -24 A study demonstrated that heads of academic departments in gynecology and obstetrics from 122 U.S. medical schools who had mentors before their appointments were more likely to have completed a subspecialty fellowship and commanded a larger departmental budget. 22 In the field of oncology, few studies have assessed the role of mentorship. A mail survey with gynecology oncology fellows demonstrated that mentorship was viewed as a significant factor for achieving their career goals.…”