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Abstract Number: E4
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Acknowledging that a successful career in hospital medicine (HM) may require specialized skills, residency programs have developed hospital medicine-focused education (HMFE) programs. Surveys of internal medicine residency leaders have described HMFE curricula but are limited to that specialty and lack input from early career hospitalists (ECHs) who recently completed this training. Therefore, we surveyed […]
Abstract Number: F4
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Choosing a career in hospital medicine is becoming increasingly common among residents and medical students in the United States (US). Little is known about the factors associated with choosing a hospitalist medicine career among fourth-year medical students. Methods: We collected demographic and survey responses from the Graduating Questionnaire (GQ) survey administered by the Association […]
Abstract Number: M4
SHM Converge 2022
Background: The abrupt transition from internal medicine resident to early-career hospitalist marks the end of routine clinical feedback in the apprenticeship model. A new hospitalist’s experience during this transition can impact well-being and the ongoing development of self-directed learning skills. In addition, practicing in the first year as a hospitalist has been associated with inferior […]
Abstract Number: 132
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Despite rapidly growing interest in hospital medicine (HM), no prior research has examined the attributes that may be most beneficial to applicants during the HM application, interview and hiring process. We aimed to define the specific qualities that HM interviewers seek in candidates, and to assess interviewer perceptions about important applicant behaviors, attributes and […]
Abstract Number: 138
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In current times, physicians are working to older ages, lending experience and knowledge that benefits both patient care and education. Recent findings demonstrate advanced age as a risk factor for severe morbidity and mortality from serious acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (COVID-19), placing older physicians at high-risk during the current pandemic. Pediatric hospitalists frequently care for […]
Abstract Number: 139
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) is the newest and fastest growing specialty within pediatrics, but job dissatisfaction and loss of purpose can influence job performance and retention. Defining a career focus, such as expert clinician, medical education, quality and safety, or administrative leadership, has been noted to improve job satisfaction for hospitalists, however there are […]
Abstract Number: 227
SHM Converge 2021
Background: A designated ‘nocturnist’ position is a relatively new but rapidly growing, valuable addition to academic centers. However, institutions find it difficult to attract and retain nocturnists. Among the solutions proposed, one that benefits both the nocturnist and the institution is scholarly activity. (1) This is particularly important in the academic setting where scholarly work […]
Abstract Number: 230
SHM Converge 2021
Background: The charge of the Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM) Physicians in Training (PIT) Committee is to enhance medical student and resident engagement in the practice of hospital medicine and to prepare trainees and early-career hospitalists for key transitions in their hospital medicine careers. The SHM Resident and Student Special Interest Group (SIG) aims to […]
Abstract Number: 316
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Currently, there are over 50,000 practicing hospitalists. As it remains a popular career choice for graduating residents, the field has seen a rapid rise in the number of junior faculty. However, there continues to be a gap in those who have advanced to senior academic rank, namely associate or full professor. It is well […]
Abstract Number: 323
SHM Converge 2024
Background: The hospitalists affiliated with academic institutions typically have professional expectations to serve as clinician-educators. Despite these faculty expectations, few hospitalists have explicit training in how to teach effectively and lack formal experience in developing these skills. There is both a demand and need for sanctioned educational opportunities for academic hospitalists to refine their teaching […]