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 [...]

Background: Academic hospitalists engage in multiple and varied career directions, including medical education, quality improvement, leadership, and research. In 2009, the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM), and the Association of Chiefs and Leaders of General Internal Medicine (ACLGIM) launched the Academic Hospitalist Academy (AHA), an annual conference that [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Background: Lack of academic productivity poses barriers to the promotion of hospital medicine faculty members at academic medical centers.1,2 New faculty members may face additional challenges with academic promotions due to lack of research productivity and availability of career mentors. Lack of academic funding for early career academic hospitalists has previously been highlighted as a [...]

Background: Nocturnists often start their positions immediately after residency. It has been shown that early career hospitalists benefit from mentorship for scholarly productivity, academic promotion and personal career satisfaction (1,2). However, as nocturnists typically work at different hours than senior clinicians and service leaders, there are decreased opportunities for informal mentorship, modelling, and visibility. Purpose: [...]

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 [...]