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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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    Movers and Shakers, January 2024

    January 29, 2024

    Recognizing and celebrating SHM members for their accomplishments, promotions, and recognitions. Dr. Johnson Lara Johnson, MD, MHS, has been named chief medical officer for the Covenant Health...

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    Hospitalists Discover Research Can Extend Their Patient Care Impact

    January 2, 2024

    Through their integral role in patient care, hospitalists are uniquely situated to identify problems on medical wards and to design research interventions to address these issues. Clinicians who’ve...

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    Budgeting Tips: Keeping Division Finances on Track

    January 2, 2024

    Dr. Brotman For a hospitalist, managing a budget shouldn’t be that much different than maintaining a household budget. “Ideally, you should know approximately how much income you’ll...

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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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    SIG Spotlight: Health IT

    January 2, 2024

    The world of 2024 isn’t your grandfather’s health information technology (IT). Heck, it’s not even the world that existed when the first iPhone debuted in 2007. The breakneck pace of health IT...

  • Chapter Spotlight: Hampton Roads

    January 2, 2024

    The Hampton Roads chapter of SHM in southeastern Virginia was long run by Dr. Thom Miller, so a few years ago when he recruited Gwendolyn Williams, (@GwentheDoctor), MD, FHM, as his successor, she...

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    Med-Peds Hospital Medicine: A Valuable Resource at Risk?

    January 2, 2024

    Hospital Medicine has been a growing career choice among combined internal medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) physicians with an increasing number of resident graduates entering the field in recent...

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    Is ChatGPT a Better Doctor Than You?

    December 1, 2023

    Dr. Chang That question may be on the  minds of many physicians today. We’ve seen that ChatGPT can pass the U.S. medical licensing exams. Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly improving the...

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    ChatGPT and AI: How Does Health Care Handle 1.0?

    December 1, 2023

    Health care, including hospital medicine, isn’t exactly known as the professional land of early adopters—and for good reason. The regulations that govern the care of hospitalized patients...