Background: Medical training has become increasingly interprofessional with greater emphasis placed on residents working alongside nonphysician providers. Rapid response teams (RRTs) are often led by nurses and thus provide an opportunity to examine the clinical and educational impact of these multidisciplinary interactions on residency training. This study describes resident perceptions of a nonphysician RRT at […]

Background: Addressing the needs of the geriatric population is critical, as “baby boomers” comprise a larger proportion of hospitalized patients. Hospitalists increasingly care for these complex geriatric patients. The “BEERS Criteria” are evidence-based guidelines that encourage medication safety by describing potentially inappropriate and harmful medications (PIMS) among geriatric patients. BEERS guidelines recommend that with a […]