News
PHM17 session summary: Tools for engaging learners of all levels
August 3, 2017
NASHVILLE, TENN. – Various instructional tools and techniques, such as multilevel teaching and cognitive apprenticeship, can help hospitalists teach medical learners at a variety of levels.
Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: Discovering a passion for research
July 27, 2017
When Cole Hirschfield decided to leave the business world to pursue a career in medicine, the thought of becoming a researcher had never even crossed his mind.
Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: The importance of communication
July 26, 2017
What use is clinical knowledge if it cannot be appropriately used to benefit patients in a clinical setting?
Opinion
Student Hospitalist Scholars: Preventing unplanned PICU transfers
July 25, 2017
SHM Student Hospitalist Scholar Farah Hussain wants to help design interventions to prevent pediatric clinical deterioration and unplanned transfers to the PICU.
Opinion
The role of NPs and PAs in hospital medicine programs
July 14, 2017
Hospitalist nurse practitioner and physician assistant providers have been a growing and evolving part of the inpatient medical workforce, seemingly since the inception of hospital medicine.
News
Pediatrics Committee’s role amplified with subspecialty’s evolution
July 7, 2017
This month, The Hospitalist spotlights Sandra Gage, MD, PhD, SFHM, associate professor of pediatrics in the section of hospital medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
News
QI enthusiast to QI leader: John Bulger, DO
July 5, 2017
This month features the story of John Bulger, DO, chief medical officer for Geisinger Health Plan.
News
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – July 2017
June 30, 2017
What is the effect of heightened vigilance during unannounced accreditation surveys on safety and quality of inpatient care?
Opinion
Everything We Say and Do: Take time to leave a good impression
June 28, 2017
The beginning and the end of a medical visit each have a significant impact on how patients view their overall experience with the physician.
News
Meet the two newest SHM board members
June 26, 2017
Pediatric hospitalist Kris Rehm, MD, SFHM, and perioperative specialist Rachel Thompson, MD, MPH, SFHM, will bring their expertise to bear on the society’s top panel.