Perspective – Flattening the Hierarchies in Academic Medicine: The Importance of Diversity in Leadership, Contribution, and Thought 9 Jan, 2020 | 23:41h | UTC Flattening the hierarchies in academic medicine: the importance of diversity in leadership, contribution, and thought: The authors present a rationale for team-based leadership in medicine, shifting away from traditional hierarchical leadership models of today – European Heart Journal (free)