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The Power of Coaching
- Chris Sankey, MD, FACP, SFHM
February 2, 2026
I am a mid-career academic hospitalist deeply interested in physician wellness and burnout. At SHM Converge 2025 in Las Vegas, I attended the wellness plenary by Dr. Sandeep Jauhar titled “Our...
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Complexity in Compensation in Academic Medicine
February 2, 2026
Physicians in academic hospital medicine are usually motivated not just by their interest in clinical care, but by a love of intellectual progress, academic citizenship, mentorship, and teaching....
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How are AI’s Seismic Transformations Impacting Front-line Hospitalists?
February 2, 2026
Dr. Skandhan Amith Skandhan, MD, FACP, SFHM, a hospitalist and associate professor at UT Health in San Antonio, is so fascinated by the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform...
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Hospitalist-Led AI Research
- Adam Rodman, MD, MPH;
- Andrew S. Parsons, MD, MPH;
- R. Logan Jones, MD
February 2, 2026
Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering hospital medicine at a moment when the field needs it most and when the risks of getting it wrong are high. For many hospitalists, interest in AI has grown...
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AI Scribes and the Disconnection in Documentation
February 2, 2026
A recent headline in Forbes declared, “AI won’t replace you, a human using AI will,” highlighting the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) assistance in practice. In...
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Advocating for Health Beyond the Bedside
- Patricia Tran, MD, MS, FAAP
February 2, 2026
In pediatric hospital medicine, we often find ourselves treating children whose health outcomes are influenced by factors far beyond the walls of the hospital. Social determinants of health...
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De-Mystifying Performance Measures for Hospitalists: Mortality
- Anunta Virapongse, MD;
- Kristin Gershfield, MD, FHM;
- Matthew Cerasale, MD, MPH, SFHM;
- Preetham Talari, MD
February 2, 2026
Mortality is the ultimate outcome metric for patient care. In the hospital, measuring mortality appears simple and straightforward, but upon considering the layers of attribution and risk...
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Unique Elective in Hospital Medicine for Medical Students
- Adriem Ortiz, MD;
- Cynthia Glickman, MD;
- Kathryn Haroldson, MD,
February 2, 2026
Hospital medicine requires both clinical expertise and an understanding of healthcare systems. While some residency programs offer hospital medicine electives, including the Junior Hospitalist...
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Beyond the Med List
- Mihir H Patel, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, CLHM, SFHM
February 2, 2026
I still remember one of my first nights on service as a new hospitalist nearly 14 years ago. A frail elderly man had just arrived from the emergency department with congestive heart failure. His...
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Beyond the Stethoscope: Embracing the Transition to Administrator
- Ann Perrin, MD, MPH;
- Joy Engblade, MD, MMM;
- Teela Crecelius, MD, MBA
February 2, 2026
Defining the Physician Administrator In the past several years, health systems have experienced an increasing number of physicians transitioning to leadership roles that extend beyond patient...