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A Giant Leap: Lessons from the Early Days of Generative AI Meets Healthcare
July 1, 2026
Robert Wachter, MD, returned to the SHM Converge mainstage and took attendees on a tour of his perspective on artificial intelligence (AI). Drawing from the more than 100 interviews he conducted as...
From Solo Acts to Supergroups: Building a Strong APP Team in Hospital Medicine
July 1, 2026
In Nashville, in a room full of hospitalists who spend their days thinking about flow, safety, and scale, this session landed in a familiar but underexamined space. The focus was practical and...
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State of Hospital Medicine: Five Things to Watch
July 1, 2026
Dr. Howell As SHM CEO, I am constantly working to stay abreast of key factors that impact the hospital medicine specialty to ensure we, as your professional society, are equipped to help you...
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Updates in Hospital Medicine 2026
July 1, 2026
Nashville welcomed SHM Converge 2026, and with it one of the conference’s most anticipated annual traditions: the Updates in Hospital Medicine session. Kencee Graves, MD, FHM, clinical professor of...
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Updates in Clinical Guidelines
July 1, 2026
Presented by Alfred Burger, MD, and Michael Roberts, MD, “Updates in Clinical Guidelines” provided a comprehensive review of clinical guideline updates spanning January 2024 through January 2026....
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Sir William Osler: Is He the First Hospitalist?
June 1, 2026
Sir William Osler occupies a revered place in the mythos of the history of medicine, medical education, and medical practice. Because he is celebrated as the “father of internal medicine,” his...
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Laying the Groundwork for Sustainable Overnight Care
April 6, 2026
Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) programs with nocturnists have more than doubled in recent years.¹ Consequently, more hospitalists face the hazards of overnight work, including sleep-related...
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Celebrating National Hospitalist Day: Four Paths, One Purpose
March 2, 2026
National Hospitalist Day celebrates hospitalists’ contributions to health care on the first Thursday of March. Founded by SHM in 2018, the day will be commemorated on March 5 this year. In honor...
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Rounding and Admitting Teams—Separate or Together?
March 2, 2026
Clean, Clear, and Consistent For years, I was strongly against splitting our hospital medicine team structure into admitting and rounding teams. In looking at the competing values associated with...
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SHM Converge 2026 Session Recommendations
February 25, 2026
SHM Converge 2026 in Nashville is packed with 20 educational tracks and more than 100 sessions. Members of The Hospitalist’s editorial board share a few of the sessions they’re excited to...