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Plenary Presentations
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Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Across the field of Hospital Medicine, there is a “call to arms” to build robust faculty development programs(1). Medical education and clinical teaching are common career interests for early career hospitalists (ECH), defined as hospitalists ≤5 years since postgraduate training. ECH often pursue academic positions to explore an interest in medical education, but find […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
Hospital Medicine 2020, Virtual Competition
Background: Large hospital medicine groups of 30 or more physicians comprise over 20% of practices (SHM 2018). Our academic hospital medicine service is comprised of 65 faculty members. We recognized a need for multiple levels of leadership beyond the immediate chief and director of clinical operations. Our team, like most hospital medicine groups, is comprised […]
Oral Presentations
Abstract Number: Oral
SHM Converge 2021
Background: In 2013, the American Academy of Pediatrics’ position statement, “Guiding Principles for Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) Programs,” emphasized the importance of professional development for each PHM physician. However, little is published about PHM physicians’ perspectives on professional development. The objectives of this study were to explore pediatric hospitalists’ perceptions of professional development needs, desired […]
Abstract Number: 4
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Despite a rapid increase in academic hospitalists, faculty development in academic hospital medicine remains an ongoing challenge. We aim to describe scholarly output and demographics in relation to academic rank distribution and to identify factors associated with academic promotion of a national sample of academic hospital medicine programs. Methods: We extracted demographic and academic […]
Abstract Number: 12
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Mentorship can help accelerate career advancement and professional development for pediatric hospitalists; thus, many Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) divisions are creating formal mentorship programs. However, it is not currently known how many PHM divisions have mentorship programs or what aspects of mentorship are needed for hospitalists. Our study aimed to understand the current landscape […]
Abstract Number: 23
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) improves physicians’ clinical decision-making through refining the skills of asking a clinical question, searching for and appraising the literature and then properly applying it to patient care. While EBM has been implemented as an essential module across medical schools worldwide, most graduates are not well versed in the fundamentals of effectively […]
Abstract Number: 29
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: In 2016, there were more than 50,000 hospitalists working in the United States. The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) published ‘The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine’ as a blueprint to standardize expectations of practicing hospitalists and to inform continuing medical education (CME) programs. We conducted a qualitative study to discover elements judged to be […]
Abstract Number: 32
SHM Converge 2023
Background: There are few hospitalist-specific training supports for writing clinical vignettes and case reports. This can limit participation in academic scholarship and opportunities to share informative cases encountered in everyday practice. Efforts to build hospitalists’ scholarly writing capacity—particularly for junior faculty—must effectively counter modifiable barriers including perceived lack of knowledge and ability. Purpose: Our Division […]
Abstract Number: 36
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Teaching Hospitalists provide a large proportion of clinical medical education for Internal Medicine Residents with varying levels of training and success. We sought to identify common habits of highly rated teaching hospitalists in preparation of faculty development. Methods: We surveyed high performing daytime teaching hospitalists at 3 teaching sites across 2 health systems. Paper […]
Abstract Number: 39
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Early career faculty often face challenges in setting personal and professional expectations, identifying effective mentorship, and quickly learning foundational skills in academic hospital medicine. We developed a “Faculty Boot Camp” to better orient new faculty at the beginning of the academic year with the goal of introducing them to key skills and concepts that […]