Guidance for Sponsoring URMS Colleagues

UW School of Medicine Faculty Thrivecast

Dr. Ben Humphreys (Professor and Chief of the Division of Nephrology, Washington University) shares his experience and success in supporting his URMS (underrepresented in medicine and science) colleagues in their careers. Be thoughtful and check your own implicit biases as you consider the best opportunities to offer and how they will benefit your colleagues. Strategize how to advocate for your URMS colleagues based on the unique challenges they vocalize. Finally, recognize when to step out of a leadership role and use sponsorship to promote URMS colleagues who would be a good fit for that role.
Read the episode transcript here

Music by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/)