Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) are common and dangerous in the hospital. One cause of ADEs is medication regimen inappropriateness, including polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions, and medications that are inappropriate or inappropriately dosed given patient’s age, renal, and hepatic function. Inpatient pharmacists are medication experts and often round with medical teams, but they may not have [...]

Background: The pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) workforce has experienced change and growth over the past few decades. On July 1, 2025, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented changes to pediatric residency programs, allowing for greater individualization of resident experiences. These ACGME changes have led some institutions to rely on pediatric hospitalists to [...]

Background: Bronchiolitis is the leading cause of hospitalization in infants under 12 months of age, most commonly due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). With seasonal shifts in bronchiolitis since the pandemic and recent introduction of RSV immunoprophylaxis, it is important to monitor seasonal trends in bronchiolitis to better inform public health planning and resource allocation. [...]

Background: Young adults with childhood onset chronic conditions and their caregivers may find the health care transition (HCT) from pediatric to adult care stressful. Many receive limited transition preparation. To improve readiness for and comfort with adult care at our tertiary care combined adult and pediatric hospital, we developed an inpatient transition consultation (ITC) offering [...]

Background: Achievable benchmarks of care (ABCs) can reduce unnecessary testing and treatment as well as curb hospital costs and set performance standards amongst hospitals nationwide. We examined changes in performance gaps and achievable benchmarks of care in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis throughout the pre-, early, late and now post-pandemic timeframes. Methods: This retrospective cohort study [...]

Background: Medical advances have improved survival for children with medical complexity (CMC), a growing population often dependent on medical devices and inpatient care provided by pediatric hospitalists. Existing literature has shown low resident confidence in caring for CMC, but no studies have examined pediatric hospitalists’ confidence, which may be a barrier to effective clinical teaching. [...]

Background: Children with medical complexity (CMC) represent a growing population on pediatric hospital medicine services, requiring pediatric hospitalists (PHs) to manage multisystem diseases and complex devices and teach these skills to residents. While residents report that a barrier to learning these skills may be a lack of sufficient expertise by the faculty, little is known [...]

Background: In 2023, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) incorporated health equity principles into residency program requirements to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. However, limited data exists on how pediatric residency leaders perceive these initiatives, particularly in the present climate. This study aims to evaluate program leaders’ perceptions of effectiveness of [...]

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis, with broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse contributing significantly to multidrug-resistant organisms. Pediatric patients with newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often present with fever, prompting empiric broad spectrum antibiotic therapy due to perceived infection risk. However, emerging evidence suggests that many fevers in this population may be noninfectious, [...]

Background: There are significant racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric healthcare outcomes. Accurate and reliable race and ethnicity data are essential for identifying disparities, allocating resources, and designing equitable interventions. Recent evidence raises concerns about the accuracy of these data, suggesting that discrepancies between self-reported and administratively recorded race and ethnicity are common.Study objectives for [...]