Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergo several transitions in care throughout
the hospital stay, from prehospitalization to the postdischarge period when patients return to …

BACKGROUND As general internists practicing in the inpatient setting, hospitalists at many
institutions are expected to perform invasive bedside procedures, as defined by professional …

La enseñanza de la medicina en el momento actual debe centrarse de forma primordial en
las competencias clínicas propias del médico, que le permitan un ejercicio profesional …

Background Hospital medicine is a growing field with an increasing demand for additional
healthcare providers, especially in the face of an aging population. Reductions in resident …

As the feld of hospital medicine expands, internal medicine residency programs can play a
role in preparing future hospitalists. To date, little is known of the prevalence and …

The prevention and management of chronic disease is a key priority for primary care
services. Nutrition-related care is an integral feature of several best practice guidelines for …

BACKGROUND There is little research regarding characteristics of effective continuing
medical education (CME) presentations in hospital medicine (HM). Therefore, we sought to …

Background Gender inequity is pervasive in academic medicine. Factors contributing to
these gender disparities must be examined. A significant body of literature indicates men …

Introduction and objectives Weekend admissions has previously been associated with
worse outcomes in conditions requiring specialists. Our study aimed to determine in-hospital …

A significant portion of hospital care involves elderly patients who have frequent and severe
disease presentations, higher risk of iatrogenic injury during hospitalization, and greater …