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Interruptions: Bad for Hospitalists and Their Patients
April 1, 2024
More than 10 years ago this magazine published an article by Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM, a pioneer of hospital medicine and co-founder of the Society of Hospital Medicine, warning of the hazards of...
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Hospitalists Play a Leading Role in Responding to Mass-Casualty Incidents
March 1, 2024
Mass shootings. Bioterror attacks. Natural disasters. Wars. There’s seemingly no shortage of potential mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) that can lead health care professionals, including...
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Editorial Board Picks for Must-Attend Converge 2024 Sessions
February 23, 2024
If you’re attending SHM Converge 2024 in San Diego in April, you’ve probably already checked out the jam-packed schedule and may have even started circling the sessions you want to attend. We...
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Debriefings After an Unexpected Hospital Death or Code
February 1, 2024
Hospitalist and palliative-care physician Kencee Graves, MD, FACP, recalls participating on a difficult code-team response while still a new medicine intern at the University of Utah, where she is...
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Message from Dr. Eric Howell: The SHM Annual Report
January 2, 2024
Dr. Howell As we begin a new year, it’s common to set goals and identify areas for improvement—both in our personal and professional lives. In 2023, SHM released its inaugural Annual Report...
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SHM Chapter Leaders Look Forward in New Year
January 2, 2024
New years typically start with goals and preparations for things to come. We caught up with several SHM chapter leaders and asked about their chapters’ goals, what they’re looking forward to...
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To Niche or Not to Niche-Should You Subspecialize?
- Ethan Molitch-Hou, MD, MPH, SFHM;
- Laura Paletta-Hobbs, MD;
- Melissa Plesac, MD;
- Paula Skarda, MD
January 2, 2024
Hospital medicine has experienced significant growth since its inception as a career within general internal medicine. Over the past 20 years, this expansion has created numerous opportunities for...
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SIG Spotlight: Health IT
January 2, 2024
The world of 2024 isn’t your grandfather’s health information technology (IT). Heck, it’s not even the world that existed when the first iPhone debuted in 2007. The breakneck pace of health IT...
Chapter Spotlight: Hampton Roads
January 2, 2024
The Hampton Roads chapter of SHM in southeastern Virginia was long run by Dr. Thom Miller, so a few years ago when he recruited Gwendolyn Williams, (@GwentheDoctor), MD, FHM, as his successor, she...
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SHM’s 2023 Hill Day: Continuing the Conversation with Legislators
December 7, 2023
U.S. Capitol, SHM Hill Day 2023 Each year SHM members and staff converge in Washington, D.C., to meet with legislators and discuss key concerns and policy issues that affect hospitalists, their...