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Winning Big in MedEd: Best Practices for Optimizing Bedside Rounds for Patients and Learners
July 1, 2025
Annie Massart, MD, SFHM, a hospitalist and assistant professor in the division of hospital medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, is a well-known clinician educator and is revered for her...
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The National Hospital Medicine Writing Challenge
June 2, 2025
It is highly unlikely that any hospitalist, academic or otherwise, has ever complained that they have too much time for writing or that writing is too easy. Even professional writers often struggle...
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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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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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JHM’s Progress Notes
May 1, 2025
Hospitalists would tend to agree that it’s great that medical journals are published every month to provide clinicians and healthcare practitioners with new research findings and perspectives that...
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The Balancing Act: How Hospitalists Juggle Clinical and Teaching Responsibilities
April 1, 2025
Among their many responsibilities, hospitalists typically rank patient care as their number one priority and the education of medical students, residents, and fellows as a critical number two. As...
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The Power of Attention and Specificity in Medical Trainee Evaluations
March 4, 2025
Many hospitalists regularly work with medical trainees—medical students, interns, and upper-level residents—and teaching, overseeing, and evaluating these trainees is an important aspect of the...
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Residents Look Forward to a New Year
January 1, 2025
The beginning of a new year is often a time of reflection and introspection as people make plans for the coming year and for their futures. Last month we enjoyed hearing from seasoned hospitalists,...
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Job Hunt Essentials for Hospitalists
January 1, 2025
What is a curriculum vitae (CV) and why is it important? Much like a firm handshake, your CV serves as your initial introduction. It’s often the first document potential employers review, making it...
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Hospitalists as Event/Project Leaders
November 1, 2024
Months of anticipation finally came to a head in April 2024 as we gathered in San Diego for #SHMConverge24. The Journal of Hospital Medicine’s Digital Media Team finally all met in person for the...