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Debriefings After an Unexpected Hospital Death or Code
February 1, 2024
Hospitalist and palliative-care physician Kencee Graves, MD, FACP, recalls participating on a difficult code-team response while still a new medicine intern at the University of Utah, where she is...
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Are You Asking the Right Questions in a Job Interview?
February 1, 2024
Every hospitalist program is unique because it is tailored to meet the specific needs of the hospital it serves. For instance, one employer may require hospitalists to rotate through a post-discharge...
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Gifting the Secrets and Lessons of the Profession
February 1, 2024
A dedicated nightly reader and med-peds-trained hospitalist, Richard Wardrop, MD, PhD, is the Cleveland Clinic Internal Medicine Program Director. He has a unique way of showing his appreciation to...
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Communication Everywhere All at Once – the Art of Leveraging Tech
February 1, 2024
Communication Everywhere All at Once--the Art of Leveraging TechIn medical school and residency, the emphasis on medical knowledge often overshadows other equally important aspects of effective...
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To Niche or Not to Niche-Should You Subspecialize?
January 2, 2024
Hospital medicine has experienced significant growth since its inception as a career within general internal medicine. Over the past 20 years, this expansion has created numerous opportunities for...
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HIRED: Mnemonic Checklist to Help You Stand Out
September 1, 2023
Whether you’re a first-time applicant or looking for a career change, applying for a hospitalist job can seem daunting. It can often prove difficult to differentiate yourself from other applicants....
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Teaching Cases: A Recipe for Success
September 1, 2023
Clinician educators can nurture learners within the evolving clinical environment A chef is a skilled professional cook.1 In many ways, hospitalist clinician-educators are like chefs, seeking to...
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How Having a Medical Writer on Staff Can Help Your Team
August 1, 2023
Mary Ann Kirkconnell Hall: Hospitalists face numerous demands, and those in academic medicine are also expected to write and publish their work in peer-reviewed journals, present at conferences,...
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Our SHM Village
June 1, 2023
I’ve wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. I wasn’t sure how to get there, and as an inquisitive child, I had a lot of questions. “Is it hard to be a doctor?” “How much is...
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Multiverse of Medicine
June 1, 2023
A captivating feature of hospital medicine is its variety and flexibility. This manifests daily in our clinical duties caring for a wide spectrum of patients and diseases. While our hours are long,...