Happy National Hospitalist Day

Happy Hospitalist Day! Thank you for all you do! National Hospitalist Day recognizes the contributions of more than 60,000 hospitalists nationwide on the first Thursday in March annually. Hospital medicine is one of the fastest-growing specialties in modern medicine, and those who practice it are known as hospitalists. Hospitalists manage patient care throughout their inpatient […]

General Internal Medicine Teachers of the Year – Dennis Chang, MD and Eric Johnson, MD

The teacher of the year award for inpatient medicine is an award selected by the Internal Medicine residents.  All internal medicine residents are invited to submit 2 names of the top teachers on inpatient medicine from the attendings in the Divisions of General Medicine and Hospital Medicine.  The two attendings who receive the most nominations win […]

Leading the Capstone Paracentesis Experience – Dr. Matt Freer

The Capstone experience is a required rotation for 4th year medical students to prepare them for internship.  As part of this rotation, students attend a Capstone Procedural Workshop for an afternoon.  This involves training with ultrasound equipment and hands-on teaching on how to perform various invasive bedside procedures. Matt Freer, MD, director of the Internal […]

Interim Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine – Dr. Michael Lin

The Division of Hospital Medicine is excited to announce that Michael Lin, MD SFHM, Associate Professor of Medicine, has been named Interim Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine, effective January 1. While a national search for the next chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine has been initiated, Dr. Lin will serve as the […]