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Hospital medicine offers a fulfilling and rewarding career, but we also know hospitalists are facing new challenges every day. We are here to help. SHM offers practical resources, data-driven insights, and an engaged community of peers. We are advocating for change to address the challenges that affect hospitalists in their daily practice.

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Clinical Tools
Developed with Your
Busy Schedule in Mind 

When your time is limited, you can trust SHM to
help you balance your workload and deliver
excellent care. Whether you are teaching trainees or
mainly on clinical service, SHM’s clinical
resources deliver fast, actionable solutions to help
you succeed.

Clinical Quick Talks are templated scripts designed
to help busy hospitalists prepare for teaching
rounds and brief lectures.

Rapid Clinical Updates is a monthly webinar series
that provides evidence-based education that
hospitalists can immediately apply to their practices
to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.

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You Look Out for Patients. SHM Looks Out for You.

SHM is here for hospitalists. From protecting Medicaid, to fair pay, to simplifying observation policy and fighting prior authorization—we are advocating for hospitalists on Capitol Hill. We help you advance your clinical practice with innovative education like point-of-care ultrasound image coaching. And we are benchmarking trends that affect hospitalist well-being and reflect the state of the specialty.

Unlock Exclusive Resources and Data for Hospitalists.

By creating your free SHM profile, you gain access to valuable resources, including:

  • Resources on trends in hospital medicine like 
the Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Survey Report
  • Teaching guides such as Clinical Quick Talks to support chalk talks and short lectures
  • Networking opportunities through SHM Chapters, regional events, and virtual programs like Rapid Clinical Updates


It only takes a minute to get started, and you’ll immediately unlock insights and tools designed to support your daily practice and professional growth.

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TRAINING

WORKFORCE
EXPERIENCE
& WELL-BEING

ADVOCACY
& POLICY

POINT-OF-CARE
ULTRASOUND (POCUS)

SHM is at the forefront of education and training for hospitalists to 
help integrate the use of POCUS at the bedside for diagnosis and procedures. SHM has published several position statements on 
POCUS in hospital medicine and offers training opportunities tailored 
for hospitalists including: Live Interactive Courses: SHM offers in-person training courses including Advanced Learning Courses at our national conference, special events, and educational sessions. Online Training: SHM’s Principles of Point-of-Care Ultrasound series offers hospitalists specialized training to learn key concepts and to confidently recognize normal and abnormal images that inform clinical decision-making for acutely ill patients. Certificate Program: The SHM | CHEST Certificate of Completion (COC) offers pathways for hospitalists to demonstrate their expertise in point-of-care ultrasound. This program offers a comprehensive, hands-on experience to learn the fundamentals of point-of-care ultrasound culminating with a certificate of completion presented by SHM and CHEST. Interested in Learning More? Complete the online form to receive detailed information and invitations to upcoming programming in point-of-care ultrasound. Request Information

ADVOCACY & POLICY

SHM is actively engaged in both legislative and regulatory health
policy, advocating for hospitalists and patients to improve practice environments and the delivery of exceptional care. In addition to our work on Capitol Hill, we support members to advance policy discussions on a local level. Current Issues: Observation Status Reform Protecting Medicaid Coverage Supporting Global Health Initiatives Improved Conditions to Support Physician Well-Being Take Action: For more information on current issues and how you can lend your voice to the issues impacting you and your patients, please complete our interest form. Become an Advocate

WORKFORCE EXPERIENCE
& WELL-BEING

Hospitalists are among the six specialties experiencing levels of burnout. SHM regularly assesses the rates of physician wellness and fulfillment among hospitalists and provides resources with actionable strategies to shed light on these issues and offer ways to improve the experience for frontline hospitalists. Resources and Data to Inform Your Practice Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report 2024
The Hospital Medicine Workforce Experience Report explores the perceptions of hospitalists on issues such as workplace structures, patient volumes and safety, work/life balance, and leadership support and the roles these play in professional fulfillment and burnout amongst hospitalists. Practice Management Webinar Series SHM brings together experts from across the country to discuss hospital medicine’s most pressing operational issues. Recent topics have included:
  • Practical Leadership Skills to Promote Hospitalist Well-Being
  • How to be a Hospitalist Opioid Use Disorder Champion: 
OUD Consult Services
  • Co-Management by Hospitalists: Building Collaborative Relationships, Hiring, Onboarding, and Financial Aspects
Explore Practice Management Resources

Curious About
SHM Membership?

SHM is the professional home for hospitalists, offering continuing education, resources, and connections specifically for hospital medicine professionals. Whether you are just getting started or established in your career, SHM is equipped to help you achieve your next career goal with educational resources, leadership training, and
an extended network of peers.

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Membership gives you access to a full library of clinical resources,
hospital medicine-focused CME, networking, and more.
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