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Dr. Caputo-Seidler Found a Renewed Joy in Practicing Medicine
May 12, 2025
A Q&A with Jennifer Caputo-Seidler, MD, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. Early in my career, I was advised of the importance of finding a professional home. Being the society for...
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The Committee That Could: A Model for Rapid Service Structure Change
- Samantha Murray-Bainer, MD;
- Sarah Ahrens, MD
May 1, 2025
How We Did It is a new column that aims to highlight how individual hospitalist programs have successfully implemented innovations in medical programs, educational programs, wellness initiatives, or...
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Trends in Benefits for Hospitalists, and How They Help With Recruitment and Retention
April 1, 2025
Every incentive counts when it comes to recruiting and retaining top talent. In particular, today’s hospitalists view funding for continuing medical education (CME) and getting paid time off (PTO)...
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What Impact Do Affinity Groups Have on the Inclusivity of Hiring Practices for Hospital Medicine?
- Brianna Haller, PA-C;
- Dona Bolick;
- Leah Snipe,MD, Y;
- Montez Lane-Brown, MPH, CDE;
- Raghava Nagaraj, MBBS, MPH, SFHM;
- William Lippert, MD, MPH, FHM
April 1, 2025
Case Dr. HM is a third-year internal medicine resident physician preparing to apply for a hospitalist position after completing residency. As an underrepresented physician in medicine, she seeks to...
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Shining a Spotlight on National Hospitalist Day
March 4, 2025
Hospitalists work hard (not that we have to tell you that!), so celebrating March 6 as National Hospitalist Day is an ideal time to recognize the work done in hospital medicine. The Hospitalist...
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Don’t Miss Out on SHM Converge 2025
- Gopi Astik, MD, MS, FACP, SFHM
February 3, 2025
At this time of the year, my dedication to my New Year’s resolution is dwindling, and the weather here in Chicago is leaving a lot to be desired. During times like this, I find looking forward to...
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How Can We Cultivate Happiness in Medicine?
- Marjorie Bessel, MD;
- Nikhil Sood, MD
February 3, 2025
Case A 45-year-old hospitalist, a familiar face in the system for the past decade, tragically took his own life. His colleagues and staff admired him, and he always had a pleasant working...
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How Hospitalists Can Learn from Diagnostic Errors and Successes
- Opeoluwa Olayinka, MD;
- Susrutha Kotwal, MD, MEHP, SFHM;
- Venkat Gundareddy, MD, SFHM
February 3, 2025
Hospitalists are at the forefront of inpatient care and are well-positioned to reduce diagnostic errors while promoting diagnostic excellence. Diagnostic errors, defined as “the failure to (a)...
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Hospital Medicine Now and in the Future: Ad Astra Per Aspera
December 2, 2024
Dr. Howell, like many hospitalists, helped operationalize the COVID-19 clinical infrastructure on the wards during the pandemic. Ad Astra Per Aspera is an ancient Latin motto used by numerous...
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Expanded Care Roles for AI and Lots More: Seasoned Hospitalists Share Top Changes to the Specialty
December 2, 2024
What have been some of the most significant changes in hospital medicine since the specialty was established? What recent highs and lows have occurred in hospital medicine or healthcare as a whole?...