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Scrubs or No Scrubs?
November 16, 2022
It's a question more and more physicians are asking--scrubs or no scrubs? Dr. Ashley Trotter and Dr. James Kim share their opinions on the topic. Have We Gotten Too Casual? By Ashley Trotter,...
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Persistence Paid Off for This Resident
November 10, 2022
A Q & A with Anna Nelson, DO, University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. Though her path to becoming a hospitalist may not be straightforward, Dr. Nelson's tenacity has opened doors. As a...
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Hospitalist Futures: Turning Turbulence into Favorable Change
November 1, 2022
Dr. Sahoo As hospitalists, we’ve perfected our routine, from pre-rounding methods to our friendly introduction to our patients and their families. We have our favorite silly stories or...
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Hospital Closures Pose Challenges to Care
November 1, 2022
Empty beds in a hospital room. When 10-bed Nye Regional Medical Center, in west-central Nevada, closed abruptly in 2015, it meant that the residents of the former gold-mining town of Tonopah...
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SIG Spotlight: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
November 1, 2022
When SHM pivoted from a committee structure to its cadre of Special Interest Groups (SIGs), advocates for pediatric hospitalists grew up. Dr. Singh “We were this small fish in a big...
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Chapter Spotlight: New York City/Westchester
November 1, 2022
Every SHM Chapter in the country dealt with the crisis scenarios wrought by COVID-19. Massive upticks in patient censuses hobbled hospitalists in every state. Burnout from seemingly endless days...
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Movers and Shakers
October 3, 2022
Dr. Shin Englewood Health, Englewood, N.J. has appointed Peter Shin, MD, chief of medicine. Dr. Shin has served as section chief of hospital medicine since 2015. He is board certified in...
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Make the Most of Media Opportunities
October 3, 2022
It’s the sign of the times—24-hour news cycles, information at your fingertips, and “experts” everywhere willing to share their voices. During the last two years especially, health care...
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A Love for General Internal Medicine Inspired This Hospitalist
October 3, 2022
Q & A with Lonika Sood, MD, MBBS, MHPE, FACP, FHM, Washington State University, Spokane, Wash. As a volunteer member of The Hospitalist’s editorial board, Dr. Sood considers SHM one of her...
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Investing in the Future
September 1, 2022
Q & A with Raman Palabindala, MD, MBA, SFHM, CLHM, regional medical director of population health, Optum, Seattle, Wash. Dr. Palabindala, a volunteer member of The Hospitalist's editorial...