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The Power of Coaching
February 2, 2026
I am a mid-career academic hospitalist deeply interested in physician wellness and burnout. At SHM Converge 2025 in Las Vegas, I attended the wellness plenary by Dr. Sandeep Jauhar titled “Our...
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Complexity in Compensation in Academic Medicine
February 2, 2026
Physicians in academic hospital medicine are usually motivated not just by their interest in clinical care, but by a love of intellectual progress, academic citizenship, mentorship, and teaching....
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Beyond the Stethoscope: Embracing the Transition to Administrator
February 2, 2026
Defining the Physician Administrator In the past several years, health systems have experienced an increasing number of physicians transitioning to leadership roles that extend beyond patient...
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Launching Your Academic Hospitalist Career
January 5, 2026
The September 2025 Academic Hospitalist Academy: Launching Your Career In September 2025, I attended the Academic Hospitalist Academy: Launching Your Career, a four-day program designed for...
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Social Prescriptions for Hospitalists in Tough Times
January 5, 2026
We knew hospital medicine was challenging when we signed up for the job: the most vulnerable members of our communities facing acute health crises; competing economic interests; continuous time...
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SHM Hill Day 2025
January 5, 2026
SHM Members attended SHM’s annual Hill Day this fall to advocate for hospitalists and their patients It was standing room only at the morning debrief as members of SHM’s Public Policy...
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Essential, Yet Unsettled: H-1B Hospitalists
January 5, 2026
Maheswara Reddy Koppula, MD, who was born in India and now works as a physician in the U.S., had fulfilled the requirements of his J-1 visa, which required him to work in a medically underserved...
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Being a Hospitalist in Your 60s and 70s
January 5, 2026
Hospital medicine is still a relatively young field. Coined as a formal term in 1996, it has since become a cornerstone of inpatient care in the U.S. The 2010s marked a significant turning point,...
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New Publishing Opportunity
December 1, 2025
Introducing the Literature Lounge! As readers of The Hospitalist know, our In the Literature column is quite popular, with hospitalist groups lined up to contribute. This popularity inspired the...
Applications Open for The Hospitalist’s Editorial Board
December 1, 2025
If you’re an SHM member interested in sharing your expertise with readers of The Hospitalist, consider applying for the editorial board. Board members develop content, recommend sources, and may...