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The Transformative Role of POCUS in Hospital Medicine
- Elian D. Abou Asala, MD, MBA;
- Tanveer Singh, MD, FACP, FRCP (Edin), FHM
May 1, 2025
POCUS is a new column on point-of-care ultrasound. This column aims to explore evolving clinical applications, educational advancements, and the clinical impacts of POCUS through the insights of...
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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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Supply Chain Stewardship
May 1, 2025
Healthcare supply chain disruptions have emerged as a major challenge nationwide, fundamentally reshaping clinical practice and patient-care delivery within hospitals. As clinicians, we increasingly...
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Chapter Spotlight: NC Triangle
May 1, 2025
Look, anything good enough for the iconic character of Crash Davis in the movie Bull Durham is good enough for hospital medicine. At least, so says the attendance of the Durham Bulls social event...
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Welcome New Editors and Editorial Board Members
April 1, 2025
The Hospitalist has appointed two new members to its editorial team: Arunab Mehta, MD, MEd, FHM, will assume the recently created role of associate editor, and Patricia Tran, MD, MS, will succeed...
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5 Best Practices and Resources for Interhospital Transfers
- James Clements, MD, FACP;
- John R. Vazquez, MD;
- Michael Hendricks, MD;
- Sandeep R. Pagali, MD, MPH, CLHM, SFHM
April 1, 2025
Transfer of patients between hospitals has long been a part of hospitalist life, and most hospitalists can recall any number of challenging situations. Driven by a desire to improve these situations...
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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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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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Sightseeing in Sin City
March 4, 2025
In case you haven’t heard, SHM Converge is happening in Las Vegas this year (April 22-25). Whether it’s your first time attending or your first time in Las Vegas, or you’re a veteran of both,...
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Session Recommendations for Converge 2025
March 4, 2025
The Hospitalist’s editorial board members are making plans for SHM Converge 2025. Here they share some of the sessions they’re looking forward to. Nkemdilim Mgbojikwe, MD, SFHM Associate...