Background: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces mortality1-5 and is considered standard of care in all health care settings6, yet overall use of these life-saving medications remains low.7 Hospitalization represents a crucial opportunity to offer treatment and link patients to outpatient care. Patients who start MOUD during hospitalization are more likely to continue treatment [...]

Background: Women represented 55.4% of U.S medical school matriculants in 2023. [1] Parents-in-training report high levels of parental stress. Women more often identify as the primary caregiver, anticipate training extensions, and face barriers to breastfeeding and childcare stress. [2] We aimed to identify opportunities to ease the return to work for birthing parents. Purpose: We [...]

Background: A core ability of a capable Internal Medicine resident is ability to manage inpatient emergencies like arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. However, between 30-35% of first-year residents at our residency program fail their first attempt at an arrhythmia and cardiac arrest simulation exam, and more than 75% report not feeling confident by the end of [...]

Background: A challenge facing many hospital medicine programs is matching provider staffing to daily patient volumes. Staffing models and clinical work schedules are typically built weeks or months in advance, with limited ability to flex up or down in real time based on actual patient volumes. Patient volumes can vary significantly on a daily or [...]