Background: Medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces mortality1-5 and is considered standard of care in all health care settings6, yet overall use of these life-saving medications remains low.7 Hospitalization represents a crucial opportunity to offer treatment and link patients to outpatient care. Patients who start MOUD during hospitalization are more likely to continue treatment [...]

Background: Women represented 55.4% of U.S medical school matriculants in 2023. [1] Parents-in-training report high levels of parental stress. Women more often identify as the primary caregiver, anticipate training extensions, and face barriers to breastfeeding and childcare stress. [2] We aimed to identify opportunities to ease the return to work for birthing parents. Purpose: We [...]

Background: A core ability of a capable Internal Medicine resident is ability to manage inpatient emergencies like arrhythmias and cardiac arrest. However, between 30-35% of first-year residents at our residency program fail their first attempt at an arrhythmia and cardiac arrest simulation exam, and more than 75% report not feeling confident by the end of [...]