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Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: PL1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Racism is a public health crisis impacting patients and healthcare workers. Antiracist education is not typical in undergraduate or graduate medical education curriculum. Discriminatory practices in health care result in worse patient outcomes in Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC). Committing to antiracist work is the first step in addressing racism and must […]
Abstract Number: 87
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Black, Indigenous, and Peoples of Color (BIPOC), other underrepresented minority (URM) individuals, and women have been historically underrepresented in scholarly writing and research. Junior faculty members may face similar experiential, psychological, and logistical barriers to scholarly participation. We sought interventions to improve hospitalists’ scholarly writing production, specifically those tailored for women, BIPOC, and other […]
Abstract Number: 88
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Unconscious attitudes, also known as implicit biases are ubiquitous and their effects are wide-ranging. From something as seemingly insignificant as the clutching of a purse in lieu of a passerby to something of potential great consequence such as the lack of a surgical referral, the fingerprints of implicit bias are on many of the […]
Abstract Number: 97
SHM Converge 2023
Background: As hospitalists often serve marginalized patients and have system-wide influence, hospital medicine is well positioned for promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ). While representational diversity may be tracked, inclusion can be harder to assess. As hospitalists engage in DEIJ efforts, it is important to understand what ‘success’ in inclusion looks like. We sought […]
Abstract Number: 116
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Disparities in compensation and leadership still exist for women and underrepresented minorities in medicine. While studies have identified factors that lead to and perpetuate these inequities, institutions still struggle with how to implement long needed change to support increased diversity in our work environments, leadership opportunities, and equitable compensation specific to these populations. Purpose: […]
Abstract Number: 292
SHM Converge 2023
Background: As members of the patient experience committee, we aimed to identify areas of opportunity to improve the HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems) scores. By analyzing the data through the utilization of our analytics tool provided by the patient and customer experience department, we noticed trends in the regional demographics in […]
Abstract Number: K20
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Building a diverse hospitalist workforce is of paramount importance as a growing number of studies demonstrate the value of diverse teams on patient care (reference 1). A 2019 Association of American Medical Colleges report on race/ethnicity data of full-time academic medicine faculty showed that 3.6% self-identified as Black or African American, and 5.5% self-identified […]
Plenary Presentations
Abstract Number: PL1
SHM Converge 2022
Background: Racism is a public health crisis impacting patients and healthcare workers. Antiracist education is not typical in undergraduate or graduate medical education curriculum. Discriminatory practices in health care result in worse patient outcomes in Black, Indigenous, & People of Color (BIPOC). Committing to antiracist work is the first step in addressing racism and must […]