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Setbacks, Disparities, and Long-Term Progress in Healthcare for LGBTQIA+ Individuals
June 2, 2025
During his adolescence in conservative Virginia, Ian Jenkins felt isolated and alone as he began getting in touch with his gay identity. He didn’t know any gay people, and they weren’t portrayed...
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Don’t Throw Away Your Shot: Negotiations
June 2, 2025
Many of us did not go into medicine to negotiate, and so feel uncomfortable with negotiations. However, we negotiate more often in our day-to-day lives than we realize (those with children definitely...
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The Trials and Tribulations of Teaching Residents
June 2, 2025
The COVID-19 pandemic, advances in technology, and new views about work-life balance have all impacted how medical residents learn in recent years. Dr. Barna “Although the evolution of...
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Interpreting Pyuria on Urinalysis in Geriatric Patients: Context Matters
June 2, 2025
A 75-year-old female nursing-home resident with mild cognitive impairment is admitted to the hospital for two days of confusion, agitation, and weakness. She denies any genitourinary symptoms,...
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From Mistakes to Growth: How to Manage Medical Errors
June 2, 2025
Many entering the medical profession are perfectionists, unaccustomed to making serious mistakes.1 Medical errors, however, are inevitable and multifactorial.2 We fear errors due to the cost to our...
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Career Hospitalist Advisement and Mentorship Program (CHAMP)
June 2, 2025
Between 2012 and 2019, the field of hospital medicine experienced rapid growth, expanding by 50%.1 From 2019 to 2021 alone, there was an additional 10% increase, signaling continued growth over the...
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Dr. Caputo-Seidler Found a Renewed Joy in Practicing Medicine
May 12, 2025
A Q&A with Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. Early in my career, I was advised of the importance of finding a professional home. Being the society for...
Connecting with Patients and Colleagues Drives Dr. Khalighi
May 8, 2025
A Q&A with Mehraneh Khalighi, MD, Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care Systems, and the University of Washington, division of general internal medicine, Seattle Try different aspects of...
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Coding Corner: Prolonged Services Billing
May 1, 2025
A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension and stage 4 chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital for acute pulmonary embolism and started on a heparin drip. It is day two of his...
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What’s New in The Hospitalist
May 1, 2025
The Hospitalist aims to provide articles on key issues and trends in hospital medicine, continually assessing how to deliver engaging, relevant, and useful content. Popular clinical columns include...