Background: Hospital Medicine has seen rapid growth since its emergence as an independent field. While internal medicine residency provides robust training for the clinical aspects of inpatient medicine, residents are not always given adequate education and insight into the non-clinical aspects of a hospitalist career. Specialized hospitalist tracks have been developed in residency programs across [...]

Background: Hospital Medicine (HM) continues to be a rapidly evolving field. Within our own institution, 15-20% of our graduates in the Internal Medicine Residency Program have pursued careers in HM in recent years. Purpose: The goal of this project is to provide residents with better preparation for careers in HM by implementing a HM Pathway. [...]

Background: The Hospitalist track at Cooper Hospital was created to provide residents with the opportunity to learn more about the different non-clinical aspects of hospital medicine. The track is divided into four weeks: one didactic week and three junior hospitalist weeks, which serve as the inpatient clinical experience. Additionally, there are four elective weeks that [...]