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Thomas R. Collins

Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida who has written about medical topics from nasty infections to ethical dilemmas, runaway tumors to tornado-chasing doctors. He travels the globe gathering conference health news and lives in West Palm Beach.

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Mentor-mentee relationships in hospital medicine
May 13, 2021
While mentoring is a crucial part of the learning and career process, it is littered with pitfalls.
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Clinician well-being a top priority, Surgeon General says
May 7, 2021
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he’ll push for scientists to be heard in an unpoliticized way.
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COVID experience underscores ‘vital’ role of hospital medicine
May 6, 2021
“The response to the acute care needs in this pandemic would have been impossible in the health care system that existed before hospitalists,” said Dr. Larry Wellikson.
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Hospitalist leader offers a post–COVID-19 approach to career advancement
May 5, 2021
Dr. Vineet Arora highlights the importance of trust, staying the course on projects, and the need for systemic change.
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Military leader shows hospitalists a way out of pandemic ‘combat’
May 4, 2021
Hospitalists treating patients during the pandemic must take stock of the physical and mental toll on their own health.
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Education and networking are driving forces behind Converge platform
March 1, 2021
It will be possible to secure more CME credits at SHM Converge than at any previous SHM annual conference.
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Hospitalist advisory board picks ‘must-see’ Converge sessions
March 1, 2021
From health care disparities to COVID-19 resources to Medical Jeopardy!, SHM Converge offers many great choices.
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Immigrant hospitalists to share diverse experiences
March 1, 2021
SHM Converge session will illuminate who immigrant hospitalists are and serve as a call for understanding and tolerance.
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Income inequality plus race drive COVID incidence, death rates in U.S.
January 25, 2021
Researchers mined data from the CDC, the Census Bureau, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and other sources for 3,142 U.S. counties.
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Hospitalists balance work, family as pandemic boosts stress
August 28, 2020
Experts describe the emotional and psychological strain that has come from working during the pandemic.