Career
News
‘Momentous’ USMLE change: New pass/fail format stuns medicine
Step 1 had been criticized as playing too big a role in the process of becoming a physician and for causing students to study for the test instead...
Practice Management
Resetting your compensation
Hospitalists are earning more and professional revenues are not making up the difference.
Practice Management
Work the program for NP/PAs, and the program will work
A variety of challenges drive the need for better integration of NP/PA providers in hospital medicine.
News
What you absolutely need to know about tail coverage
Physicians in all stages of their career may need tail coverage when they leave a job, change malpractice carriers, or retire. But young...
Career
Hospitalist movers and shakers – January 2020
Take note of some recent career transitions in the hospital medicine community.
News
Medscape survey points to generational differences in physician burnout
Pulmonology specialists reported a burnout rate of 41%.
Practice Management
For everything there is a season
Participation will help ensure that your group is contributing to a robust hospital medicine database.
Career
Accelerating the careers of future hospitalists
Membership in the Society of Hospital Medicine is free for medical students and offers a diverse array of specifically curated resources.
Practice Management
Hospitalists deal with patient discrimination
The hospital is the only place some patients will find themselves in intimate interactions with people of other ethnicities.
Practice Management
Aligning scheduling and satisfaction
Burnout and retention can be associated with work hours.