The reality is that as one gets older, most will find it difficult to sustain a 26-week/year schedule. So find ways for your energies, in whichever area, to be noticed and developed toward a position of leadership in the hospital or medical school.
As you take care of patients in the hospital or consider your education and training, identify ways in which things can be done better. Invariably, someone in the Society of Hospital Medicine is interested in the same issue(s). Explore your ideas, share them at the meeting, talk to people, go to the SHM website and identify what resources are already available.
If SHM will be your future academic home, volunteer to engage in activities at the chapter or national levels. Our society is really dedicated to identifying ways to welcome you into our exciting and continually evolving field.
Felicia Steele is SHM’s communications coordinator.