Navigating the challenges of diversity in a mentoring relationship: reflections from a webinar series

Mentorship serves an important role in the career development and clinical training of surgical trainees faculty. When mentoring relationships occur across identity differences—such as race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender—between mentor mentee, challenges may arise compromise impact relationship. In recognizing needs diverse mentees acknowledging encountered when differences, Association Women Surgeons (AWS) #HeForShe Committee hosted a three-part national webinar series to explore concept differences. This manuscript offers reflections from proposes general guidelines engaging