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AAPI Heritage Hospitalists Reflect on Their Life and Professional Experiences
May 1, 2025
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In honor of this month, The Hospitalist interviewed several AAPI hospitalists to learn more about how their upbringing influenced them...
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What Impact Do Affinity Groups Have on the Inclusivity of Hiring Practices for Hospital Medicine?
April 1, 2025
Case Dr. HM is a third-year internal medicine resident physician preparing to apply for a hospitalist position after completing residency. As an underrepresented physician in medicine, she seeks to...
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Part II From Abroad to Bedside: IMGs in the U.S. Healthcare System
December 2, 2024
Part I of this two-part series focused on the academic milieu surrounding international medical graduates (IMGs), the perception of the country of origin, and migrating to the U.S. This article...
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Breaking Barriers: Advancing Inclusion for International Medical Graduates in Hospital Medicine
November 1, 2024
International medical graduates (IMGs) are defined by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates as physicians who completed their medical education outside the U.S. and Canada.1 They...
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The Self-Perceived Impact of IMGs in the U.S. Healthcare System
November 1, 2024
Foreign medical graduates (FMGs), or international medical graduates (IMGs) represent an important section of the U.S. healthcare workforce. An IMG is a physician who received a basic medical degree...
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A Roadmap for New DEI Officers in Hospital Medicine Programs
October 1, 2024
In May 2020, the murder of George Floyd sparked a national call to action within the field of medicine. The goal was to promote diversity, truly include underrepresented populations in the workforce,...
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SHM’s Hospital Medicine DEI Scholarship Winner: Ricardo Crespo Regalado
August 1, 2024
L to R: Dr. Kris Rehm, Ricardo Crespo Regalado, Langston Faulk of Vituity, and Dr. Eric Howell In support of its commitment to enhancing diversity in the hospitalist workforce and eliminating...
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Dr. Stefani Shares His Pride Month Experiences and Thoughts on LGBTQIA+ Healthcare
June 11, 2024
A.J. Stefani, DO, a hospitalist at UnityPoint Clinic Central Iowa Hospitalists in Des Moines, Iowa, says his favorite part of being an SHM member is that it’s “a place for all of us hospitalists...
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Bridging Healthcare Disparities: A Call to Action for LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Care
June 3, 2024
LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Care Venn Diagram Our first and foremost duty in healthcare is to provide our patients with compassionate and equitable care. Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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Aiming for Equitable Care for Transgender Patients
June 3, 2024
With transgender care under debate among politicians and state laws around the U.S., hospitalists find they must take a leading role in making transgender patients feel welcome and helping them...