Background: Diagnostic errors (DEs), or the failure to accurately identify or provide timely explanations of a patient’s health problem, are a significant source of patient harm. DEs occur in up to 23% of adult inpatients who transfer to intensive care units (ICU) or die. Few studies have examined how clinician team composition impacts DE risk. [...]

Background: Diagnostic errors (DEs), or the failure to accurately identify or provide timely explanations of a patient’s health problem, are a significant source of patient harm. DEs occur in up to 23% of adult inpatients who transfer to intensive care units (ICU) or die. Few studies have examined how clinician team composition impacts DE risk. [...]

Background: In 2023, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) proposed changes to Pediatric Residency programs allowing for greater individualization of resident experiences and increased ambulatory care time. The ACGME changes may lead some institutions to expand pediatric hospital medicine (PHM) services to provide coverage of hospitalized children previously cared for by residents. We [...]

Background: POCUS is rapidly becoming an important tool in Hospital Medicine (HM) and is endorsed by the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM).​Many medical schools and physician residency programs have recognized the clinical value of POCUS and subsequently come to incorporate competency as a core clinical skill for graduation.APP programs, however, have lagged behind with only [...]

Background: One way academic organizations recognize staff achievements and scholarly activities is through four levels of academic appointments (AA): Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor.1 Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Physician Assistants (PAs) employed by the Mayo Clinic are highly encouraged to pursue AA.1 While NPPAs commonly participate in a wide range of academic activities, [...]