{"title":"Beyond mentorship: the promise and perils of sponsorship in health professions education research.","authors":"Rebekah Cole","doi":"10.1007/s10459-025-10459-y","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mentorship has long been regarded as foundational for academic advancement. However, the potentially transformative role of sponsorship remains underexplored in health professions education (HPE) research. Sponsorship, the proactive leveraging of influence to advocate for others, can offer critical support to early-career researchers. Yet, while sponsorship has clear benefits, it is neither universally necessary, nor free of potential challenges. This article offers a critical examination of sponsorship in HPE research, discussing its advantages, complexities, and potential risks. Drawing from social capital theory and identity frameworks, it explores how sponsorship can both promote and inhibit equity, and it outlines practical considerations for cultivating sponsorship practices that are ethical, inclusive, and sustainable.</p>","PeriodicalId":50959,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Health Sciences Education","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Advances in Health Sciences Education","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-025-10459-y","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Mentorship has long been regarded as foundational for academic advancement. However, the potentially transformative role of sponsorship remains underexplored in health professions education (HPE) research. Sponsorship, the proactive leveraging of influence to advocate for others, can offer critical support to early-career researchers. Yet, while sponsorship has clear benefits, it is neither universally necessary, nor free of potential challenges. This article offers a critical examination of sponsorship in HPE research, discussing its advantages, complexities, and potential risks. Drawing from social capital theory and identity frameworks, it explores how sponsorship can both promote and inhibit equity, and it outlines practical considerations for cultivating sponsorship practices that are ethical, inclusive, and sustainable.
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Advances in Health Sciences Education is a forum for scholarly and state-of-the art research into all aspects of health sciences education. It will publish empirical studies as well as discussions of theoretical issues and practical implications. The primary focus of the Journal is linking theory to practice, thus priority will be given to papers that have a sound theoretical basis and strong methodology.
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