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A Truly Different World
November 2, 2008
Barbed wire and air raid sirens kept U.S. Air Force hospitalist on her toes
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Changing of the Guard
November 1, 2008
The Hospitalist’s new editor has broad experience, high expectations
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Neal R. Axon, MD
October 1, 2008
On the hallowed halls of academic medicine
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The New Intensivists
October 1, 2008
Hospitalists are increasingly filling manpower gaps in ICUs. But do they belong there?
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Raajev Alexander, MD
September 2, 2008
Why a hospitalist’s day is never done
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Stay Afloat
September 2, 2008
How hospitalists swim in a sea of medical literature
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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...
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Discordant Pleural Exudates Are Common and Have a Different Diagnostic Pattern Than Concordant Pleural Exudates
- Brian Shahan, MD, FAAFP, DFPHM
February 2, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How common are discordant pleural fluid exudates, and do they have different diagnostic patterns compared to concordant pleural fluid exudates? BACKGROUND: Pleural effusions are...