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  • Putting equity at the forefront as telehealth advances: A hospitalist perspective

    • Nov 14, 2024
    • Courtney Sump MD, James D. Odum MD, Med, Marie A. Pfarr MD, MSc

    Telehealth is a healthcare delivery modality that remotely connects patients to providers and presents a unique opportunity for new applications relevant to the hospitalist.

  • Towards a better system of caring

    • Aug 22, 2024
    • Alexa Manrriquez MD, Gitanjli Arora MD

    While it may feel to individual physicians that we have little control over the systemic, cultural, and historical context in which patients receive care, physicians have an essential role in identifying and dismantling structures that limit our ability to provide that care.

  • Career Spotlight: Krishna C. Syamala

    • May 16, 2024
    • Krishna C. Syamala

    Dr. Syamala is a hospitalist at SSM Health St. Joseph Lake Saint Louis in Lake Saint Louis, Mo. He earned his medical degree from Guntur Medical College in Guntur, India, and completed his residencies at ARH Regional Medical Center in Hazard, Ky., and Help Hospital in India.

  • Immigrant Hospitalists Share Struggles and Discuss Paths to Progress

    • Nov 30, 2023
    • Thomas R. Collins

    Dr. Arora and others recounted their struggles in a session at SHM Converge earlier this year, in which U.S. hospitalists from other countries talked about their experiences, and representatives from SHM discussed efforts to make federal policy changes that would benefit both immigrant hospitalists and the patients for whom they care.

  • LGBTQIA+ Allyship

    • Jun 21, 2023
    • Karen Appold

    This articles goes over ways Hospitalists can support our LGBTQIA+ community in different ways.

  • LGBTQIA+ Hospitalists Find Their Comfort Zones

    • Jun 14, 2023
    • Vanessa Caceres

    The Hospitalist recently spoke with five hospitalists who shared more about their challenges and opportunities as members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

  • Future of hospitalists

    Bright Spots in the Future of Hospital Medicine

    • Mar 30, 2023
    • Larry Beresford

    As Americans start to rediscover their place in a (largely) post-pandemic world, hospitalists across the country are resuming and recommitting to a variety of extracurricular roles and responsibilities beyond their scheduled shifts on the hospital floors.

  • USA vote

    Hospitalists’ Voices and Votes Make a Difference

    • Dec 7, 2022
    • Alain D. Folefack, Marta B. Almli

    As hospitalists, our particular voice and especially our vote is important.

  • female Muslim doctor

    Celebrating Women in Hospital Medicine

    • Oct 26, 2022
    • Karen Appold

    September was Women in Medicine Month, a time to inspire, elevate, and recognize women and their roles in medicine.

  • gender equity

    Becoming an Ally for Gender Equity in Medicine

    • Sep 7, 2022
    • Tiffani Panek

    While there have been strides in gender equity in the practice of medicine, there’s still a long way to go.

  • certification

    Unintended Consequences of the PHM Board Certification Process

    • Aug 24, 2022
    • Thomas B. Mike, Behnoosh Afghani, Gabrielle Fisher, Richard Vo

    Many hospitalists within the Pediatric Hospital Medicine community are concerned that the current certification process excludes competent individuals from our field.

  • confident female doctor in front of team

    Leadership & Professional Development: Dis-Missed: Cultural and Gender Barriers to Graceful Self-Promotion

    • Apr 27, 2022
    • Cristina R Fernández, Nancy D Spector

    Graceful self-promotion — a way of speaking diplomatically and strategically about yourself and your accomplishments — is a key behavior to achieve professional success in medicine.

  • woman shaking hands with a job applicant

    Hire Hard, Manage Easy

    • Apr 20, 2022
    • Vineet Chopra, Sanjay Saint

    Leaders must learn to go slow when hiring for their team.

  • award

    Andrea Martinez Receives Inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarship Award

    • Mar 31, 2022

    Emory University School of Medicine Student Committed to Serving Underrepresented Communities, Co-Founded Latino Medical Student Association Pipeline.

  • Diverse team of medical staff

    Strengthening Team Culture With the 6H Model

    • Nov 26, 2021
    • Swati Mehta, MD, FACP, CPXP

    As a healthcare leader, the tasks before you are tremendous. Think of yourself as a captain sailing your ship through murky waters. Each day of the journey, you must motivate your crew.

  • SHM Converge 2022

    SHM Converge April 7-10, 2022

    • Nov 26, 2021

    SHM Converge 2022 offers world-class education for hospitalists, led by award-winning faculty.

  • Diverse medical team

    “Enough English” to Be at Risk

    • Nov 26, 2021
    • Taru Saigal, MD

    A hectic Friday morning at the hospital seemed less stressful amid morning greetings and humor from colleagues. It is almost impossible to miss something interesting.

  • 2020 State of Hospital Medicine Report

    2020 State of Hospital Medicine (SOHM) Report: A Preview

    • Nov 26, 2021

    The State of Hospital Medicine (SoHM) Report defines industry standards and is the most comprehensive resource on hospital medicine group configuration and operation.

  • Attentive female doctor

    Mentoring is Key to Growing Women’s Leadership in Medicine

    • Nov 26, 2021
    • Heidi Splete

    Men may think they are supportive of women in the workplace, but if you ask women, they say there is a discrepancy.

  • African female doctor with senior patient

    Embedding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice in Hospital Medicine

    • Nov 26, 2021
    • Andrew Delapenha, MD, MPH Flora Kisuule, MD, MPH Shannon K. Martin, MD, MS Eileen Barrett, MD, MPH

    Persistent underrepresentation of women and minorities remains in medical school faculty and the broader physician workforce, and the same inequities exist in hospital medicine.