Background: The transition from internal medicine resident to early-career hospitalist signals the end of structured clinical feedback in the residency training model. This abrupt transition can impact well-being and the continued formation of self-directed learning skills. In addition, studies have shown an association between practicing in the first year as a hospitalist and inferior patient [...]

Background: Robust faculty development programs are useful for teaching hospitalists who are often providing the largest portion of the education experience for residents in internal medicine and is key to maintaining institutional competence. This requires setting standards, assessing performance and providing developmental pathways, especially for faculty performing below standards. Community hospitals may not always have [...]

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 [...]

Background: The Choosing Wisely campaign was launched in 2012 with a goal of “advancing a national dialogue on avoiding wasteful or unnecessary medical tests, treatments, and procedures.[1] ”  The Society of Hospital Medicine published 5 recommendations for Adult Hospital Medicine in 2013[2] , including one that advised against performing repetitive complete blood count (CBC) and [...]

Background: Many academic hospitalists begin their careers directly after residency and are expected to become teaching attendings without additional training or experience. Early attendings must quickly learn how to balance autonomy and supervision, advance patient care, and educate a wide spectrum of learners. Although tools such as faculty development workshops or peer observation programs are [...]

Background: Physician burnout is a persistent stress reaction which can include emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and feeling of decreased personal accomplishment. Burnout affects all specialties and all practices, but burnout rates are higher among women physicians as compared to men (56% vs 41%). Gender disparities in burnout have many causes, including inequities in recruitment, pay and [...]

Background: The field of Hospital Medicine continues to expand and diversify in exciting ways, but it’s well known that we lag behind other fields in scholarly output and promotion (1,2). Our academic group has grown from 62 to 135 partners over the last 5 years, bringing in a plethora of new interests and areas of [...]