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Emerging Threat: Illicit Drugs Adulterated with Xylazine
September 1, 2023
Xylazine is a semi-synthetic, non-opioid, sedative paralytic used in veterinary medicine as a tranquilizer. It’s an alpha agonist, similar in chemical structure to clonidine and dexmetomidine.1 It...
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Dual Specialties—the Best of Both Worlds
September 1, 2023
Hospitalists who decide to pursue additional board certifications to broaden their field of practice seldom take the same path. Regardless of whether they chose this road for a clinical interest or...
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HIRED: Mnemonic Checklist to Help You Stand Out
September 1, 2023
Whether you’re a first-time applicant or looking for a career change, applying for a hospitalist job can seem daunting. It can often prove difficult to differentiate yourself from other applicants....
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Chapter Spotlight: Lake Erie/Northeast Ohio
September 1, 2023
Success is defined differently by different leaders. Some leaders of SHM chapters might be sated by having won a 2022 Silver Award. Not Tanveer Singh, MD, FACP, FRCP (Edin), FHM, president of the...
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SIG Spotlight: Value-based Care
September 1, 2023
The majority of health care in the U.S.—and the majority of hospital medicine practice models—is delivered on a fee-for-service basis, but is that the best construct through which to administer...
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Teaching Cases: A Recipe for Success
September 1, 2023
Clinician educators can nurture learners within the evolving clinical environment A chef is a skilled professional cook.1 In many ways, hospitalist clinician-educators are like chefs, seeking to...
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Women Hospitalists Supporting Women
September 1, 2023
One of the most powerful displays of support among women is when they show up for each other in their professions. This is especially true in hospital medicine, where women have made significant...
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SHM’s 2023 State of Hospital Medicine Report Includes New Data
August 10, 2023
SHM’s 2023 State of Hospital Medicine (SoHM) Report contains the first data on hospital medicine groups since before the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020. SHM paused the normal two-year...
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Demystifying Performance Measures for Hospitalists: Discharge Before Noon
August 1, 2023
SHM’s Performance Measurement and Reporting Committee (PMRC) members debut a new column in The Hospitalist—“Demystifying Performance Measures.” This series intends to provide members with a...
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Street Medicine on the Floors: A Promising Inpatient Model
August 1, 2023
Persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) can be some of the most complex patients on hospitalists’ services. Chronic conditions such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes are...