Background: As the field of Hospital Medicine continues to grow and evolve, many hospital medicine groups (HMGs) are expanding their scope of practice outside of the routine care of the hospitalized patient. Our HMG, a 120-physician team working at two tertiary care hospitals in the New York Metropolitan area, is no exception. In recent years, […]

Case Presentation: A 51‐year‐old‐woman was admitted to the emergency department in a postictal state after generalized tonic–clonic seizure; hypoglycemia of 23 mg/dL was identified. She had normal body weight (body mass index, 21). She reported having adrenergic and neuroglycopenic symptoms in the previous days such as tremors, confusion, and possibly absence seizures. She also had […]

Background: National data document that hospital medicine groups frequently lack representative diversity in terms of race, ethnic background and gender. This diversity gap further expands with career development and promotion. Traditional physician hiring strategies are susceptible to elements of bias that may contribute to these disparities. Purpose: To design and implement a structured process for […]

Case Presentation: A 59‐year‐old man with no medical history was referred for admission from a rheumatology clinic where he presented with night sweats, nonproductive cough, exertional dyspnea, nausea, decreased appetite, and loose stools. He also noted raised nodules on his fingers and elbows bilaterally. He was in his usual state of health until 10 months […]