Converge may only last a few days, but SHM’s CEO, Dr. Eric Howell, explains how members can stay involved all year.
It’s hard to believe that it has been three months since we connected in San Diego at SHM Converge! I enjoyed seeing so many familiar faces and meeting some of SHM’s newest members during our time together.
This is one of our favorite issues of The Hospitalist each year because we get to relive some highlights from the conference with session recaps from our editorial board and other SHM members, including a few sessions you may not have been able to attend.
From our inspiring keynote on navigating change with intention from mindset expert Parul Somani, to our Updates in Hospital Medicine session with Drs. Suchita Sata and Zahir Kanjee, to our Awards of Excellence presentation, there were more memorable moments than we can count.
While talking with many of you at Converge, a common theme remained evident—the vibrant energy generated by our hospital medicine community being together in the same place. I was inspired to see so many of us learning together and identifying ways we can bring this knowledge back to our institutions to do what we do best—find new ways to improve care for our patients, as our roles continue to expand.
Our learning goes beyond the sessions we attend and includes the many conversations and experiences we share, each of us coming together with a unique background and career path. This combination is what makes SHM Converge such a special event each year and why we look forward to it as much as you do.
Our reunion at SHM Converge may only last a few days, but SHM is working to help you all year long. From advocacy for hospitalists on Capitol Hill to the Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Survey to our Rapid Clinical Updates webinar series, we are here to support you in all aspects of your career. We are constantly looking for even more ways to do just that, so if you have suggestions, our SHM team would love to hear them.
If you’re searching for connections like the ones you made in San Diego, but don’t want to wait until we meet again in Las Vegas for SHM Converge 2025, we invite you to get involved in your local chapter by attending an in-person or virtual meeting or connecting with like-minded colleagues in a special interest group (SIG).
Also, if you’re reading some of the session recaps in this month’s issue of The Hospitalist and feel like you need even more content from this year’s conference, SHM Converge 2024 On Demand is still available, including a few bonus sessions not presented in San Diego, at hospitalmedicine.org/OnDemand24.
I hope to have the chance to connect with you before SHM Converge 2025, but if not, I’ll be ready to chat with you then—and hopefully get a selfie or two!
Thank you for the amazing work you do each day and your continued support of SHM. It is an honor for us to serve you and our extraordinary hospital medicine community.