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Cardiac POCUS: A Bedside Window View of the Heart
- Elian D. Abou Asala, MD, MBA
October 1, 2025
Heart ultrasound image on a computer screen. In many hospitals across the nation, hospitalists assume leadership roles during rapid response and code blue events, especially in settings where...
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SHM’s Unsung Hero Award Winners
September 3, 2025
Some individuals significantly contribute to a cause or need without seeking accolades or fame. In 2023, SHM began recognizing a chapter leader who did just that with its annual Unsung Hero Award....
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Celebrating Women Working to Improve Women’s Healthcare and Careers
September 3, 2025
Women hospitalists have seen advances in the care of female patients, but also in their careers within hospital medicine. However, there are still some bridges to cross to ensure that female patients...
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Fired on the Floor: Should We Allow it?
- John Hoyle, MD;
- Yasmin Marcantonio, MD, MPH, FACP, FAAP
September 3, 2025
As healthcare professionals, we have a responsibility to promote patient autonomy and self-advocacy. Modern healthcare has shifted to prioritize a culture that is increasingly patient-centered, with...
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What are the Risks, Challenges, and Solutions to Medical Gaslighting in Hospital Medicine?
- Anthony D. Slonim, MD, DrPH, FCCM;
- Kryss Shane, PhD, MBA, MSW, LMSW;
- Nikhil Sood, MD
September 3, 2025
Case Emily is a 35-year-old woman with no substantial medical history who presents to the emergency department (ED) due to severe headaches that have worsened in recent weeks. She also experiences...
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Simulating Success
- Arti Tewari, MD;
- Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MPH, SFHM;
- Jilian R. Sansbury, MD, FACP, FHM
September 3, 2025
Simulation in medical training is an evidence-based, cost-effective tool for doctors at every level to take part in patient care scenarios in a protected environment. From small group “megacode”...
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Charting a Legacy: The Origins of the SHM Leadership Academy
August 12, 2025
The Genesis of a Vision The SHM Leadership Academy may be celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, but the origin story began much earlier. The narrative is not just one of organizational growth,...
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Different Spheres
- Rohini Harvey, MD, FAAP, FHM
July 31, 2025
Shana* was a young adult admitted for more than two weeks with a painful sickle cell episode when our team came on service. Even though I knew her from a previous admission, she was wary of so many...
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Going Home
- Jordan Messler, MD, FACP, SFHM
July 31, 2025
She promised herself that this would be the last time, no matter what. She is tired and wants to go home. This is the visit that tipped the scale. Literally. That damn scale was the source of this...
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Hospital Addiction Consultative Service Increases MOUD Initiation and Linkage to Follow-up After Discharge
- John M Cunningham, MD, FHM
July 31, 2025
Clinical question: Does an addiction-focused consult service increase medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiation during inpatient hospitalization and connect patients to follow-up care...