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Racial and Ethnic Disparities Limit Access to PCI for STEMI Patients
March 2, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: At which point(s) of the hospital care process are racial and ethnic disparities most pronounced for patients presenting with ST-segment myocardial infarction (STEMI), where...
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Women in Medicine—Progress and Opportunity
September 3, 2025
SHM is dedicated to improving care for hospitalized patients through innovation and collaboration and is committed to supporting all hospitalists in achieving this goal. There are many reasons to...
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Celebrating Women Working to Improve Women’s Healthcare and Careers
September 3, 2025
Women hospitalists have seen advances in the care of female patients, but also in their careers within hospital medicine. However, there are still some bridges to cross to ensure that female patients...
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Celebrating SHM’s 2025 Hospital Medicine Scholarship Recipients
July 1, 2025
In support of SHM's commitment to nurturing the hospitalist workforce, SHM presented its Hospital Medicine Scholarship Fund, made possible by its Keystone Sponsor, Vituity, and its Visionary Sponsor,...
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Naturalized Citizens and Noncitizen Immigrant Healthcare Workers are Important Members of the Workforce
June 2, 2025
Clinical question: How do the Trump administration’s plans for deporting undocumented immigrants and some individuals with temporary protected status impact the already strained healthcare...
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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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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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Sex Disparities in Opioid Prescription Practices on a Hospital Medicine Service
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does patient sex influence opioid prescription patterns during hospitalization and at discharge on general medicine services? Background: Clinicians may have sex- and gender-based...
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Racial and Ethnic Bias Through Language Application in Letters of Recommendation
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: Are there racial, ethnic, and underrepresented in medicine (UIM) differences in letters of recommendation and standardized letters of recommendation? Background: Letters of...
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Language Discordance Increases Risk of Hospital Readmissions
April 1, 2025
Clinical question: Does language discordance increase hospital readmissions or unplanned emergency department (ED) visits? Background: Studies have shown that language discordance impacts...