Thus, when patients with unmet medical or personal needs continue to require hospitalization, the system will ultimately ...

Women hospitalists have seen advances in the care of female patients, but also in their careers within hospital medicine.

Medical gaslighting occurs when healthcare providers downplay or dismiss a patient’s symptoms or concerns, causing them to question the validity of their experiences. This phenomenon can lead to ...

SHM is dedicated to improving care for hospitalized patients through innovation and collaboration and is committed to supporting all hospitalists in achieving this goal. There are many reasons to ...

As a Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation ambassador, Dr. Williams advocates fiercely for the healthcare workforce’s well-being and champions national policy efforts, including the reauthorization of the ...

Integrating simulation into education, clinical care, and career advancement ...

SHM is excited to announce the publication of the 2025 State of Hospital Medicine Report. The Report, based on data from 2024, is a snapshot of what is happening across hospital medicine groups. We ...

Clinical question: Does tighter blood pressure (BP) control postpartum reduce emergency department (ED) visits for postpartum patients, and if yes, what are the cardiovascular risk... Clinical ...

A 67-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted to inpatient general medicine from his nursing home for pneumonia. He reported a 10-day history of an upper respiratory ...

How do U.S. hospitalists find their way into international hospital medicine and global health care—and what have they learned on the journey? Several hospitalist leaders in global health care ...

A 58-year-old previously healthy woman presents with pleuritic chest pain triggered by moving heavy boxes. She denies dyspnea, extremity swelling, hemoptysis, recent surgery, immobility, personal or ...

WS is a 54-year-old African American male with a medical history of diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and gastroparesis. He has multiple admissions for intractable ...