Background: Moonlighting trainees are an essential labor source for expanding hospital medicine groups. Though the ACGME specifies moonlighting eligibility criteria and duty work hour restrictions, it does not address specific onboarding requirements. Prior to this project, our section of hospital medicine had no formal onboarding process for moonlighters despite 400-500 shifts covered annually by approximately [...]

Case Presentation: A 79 y/o obese male with a history of hemochromatosis on scheduled phlebotomies, hypertension, afib, and hyperlipidemia presented to the ED for the third time in a week with chief complaints of nausea, syncope, and diaphoresis. Vitals signs were normal on presentation. Preliminary investigations were unremarkable except for glucose of 48. The patient [...]

Background: Although popular belief often suggests a link between lunar cycles and human behavior, particularly in psychiatric contexts, scientific evidence supporting this association remains limited. This study explores the potential association between lunar phases and antipsychotic medication administration in psychiatric patient encounters at select hospital units from July 2018 to August 2023. Methods: Data were [...]