Mentorship That Moves Careers Forward
Effective mentorship is one of the most important determinants of career success. AMWA recognizes that helping women in medicine build fulfilling, rewarding careers often requires guidance beyond textbooks—sharing the “unwritten rules” and offering strategies to navigate the path ahead with confidence and purpose. As an AMWA member, you gain access to an extensive network of mentors at every stage of your journey—whether you’re a student exploring specialties, a resident seeking direction, or a physician considering a career transition. Mentorship can be short-term, to address a specific challenge, or long-term, providing a trusted sounding board as your goals evolve over time.
Become a Mentor or Mentee
Sign-up to the Mentorship Program as a mentor, mentee, or both.
Complete the matching form(s) relevant for your selection. We have deadlines on Sept. 30 and January 15.
Receive your match & join mentorship groups! Pairings will take place in October and January of every year. You must maintain an active AMWA membership for the duration of the mentoring relationship. Become an AMWA Member – JOIN or RENEW
Questions? Email [email protected].
Upcoming Events
Throughout the year, the AMWA mentorship committee hosts webinars with various keynote speakers to address specific topics about medicine, career/networking advancement, or work-life balance that our members have requested.
AMWA Members have access to all past event recordings in the AMWA Learning Hub.
Please check back soon for new events coming in 2026.
The Power of Mentorship: Advances Careers, Forges Connections, Breaks Barriers
Learn more about the power of mentorship and how it can shape careers, strengthen professional confidence, and create lasting connections across medicine. This post explores how mentorship helps break down barriers, fosters leadership development, and builds supportive networks that empower physicians and trainees at every stage. It highlights mentorship as a meaningful tool for personal growth, career advancement, and advancing equity in medicine.
Resident & Fellows Mentorship Toolkit
The Residents & Fellows Mentorship Toolkit is a practical guide designed to help trainees build effective, meaningful mentorship relationships throughout residency and fellowship. It emphasizes that mentorship evolves over time and encourages mentees to seek multiple mentors to support different personal and professional goals.
The toolkit includes guidance on how to:
- Better understand your strengths, values, and goals through self-reflection exercises
- Identify and choose the right mentors based on your needs and career stage
- Set expectations, communicate effectively, and maintain productive mentoring relationships
This resource serves as a roadmap for navigating mentorship with intention, adaptability, and long-term growth in mind.
AMWA provides a wonderful network of physician leaders with opportunities for sponsorship to advance leadership and career opportunities. AMWA partnered with Dr. Julie Silver on a #SponsorHer campaign during women in medicine month.
What is Sponsorship?
“An action or a process in which a sponsor, generally though not exclusively someone with more influence and power than the person they are sponsoring, facilitates an opportunity for an individual that might lead to career benefits, including but not limited to accomplishments required for academic rank promotion that can be documented on a curriculum vitae.” (Silver J, 2023).
Retaining Women in Medicine Is a Billion-Dollar Imperative — Sponsorship Can Change the Future
The #SponsorHer campaign highlights the urgent need to sponsor women in medicine
Women make up much of the healthcare workforce, yet inequities, stalled promotion, and pandemic setbacks continue to drive costly physician departures—estimated at $500K per doctor and billions in losses nationwide. The #SponsorHer campaign calls for intentional, actionable sponsorship to advance women in medicine and strengthen the entire healthcare system. Supporting women isn’t just the right thing to do — it’s a strategic investment with profound returns.
Get the Sponsor Her Toolkit
Mentorship Groups
AMWA Mentorship Groups’ purpose is to provide a valuable, informative venue for guidance on a specific area of interest from one AMWA member to another. Physician Leaders are volunteering their time and expertise to uplift and equip our next generation of physicians with an extra piece of knowledge or confidence they need to succeed.
Mentorship Testimonials
Special recognition to members of the AMWA Mentoring Committee who worked to make the first AMWA Mentoring Platform a reality: Amy Davis, MD, Elizabeth Jeans, MD, Irene Kalbian, MD, Morgan Levy, Nataly Montaño, MS, Selena Park, MD, Maya Roytman, and Alyssa Brown, MD, PhD.
Dr. Barbara Edelheit, MD
Committee Chair
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Dr. Aimen Vanood, MD
Committee Resident Chair
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Danielle Wood
Committee Student Chair
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Adrienne Gefre
Committee Premed Chair
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