At a time when many physicians feel frustrated and burned out, the author invites them to create their own personal philosophies of practice, statements that clarify the purposeful meanings they choose to instill in their work beyond the exigencies of their daily endeavors. Three tasks frame the process of creating…
Objectives: Medical education is required to ensure a healthy training and learning environment for resident physicians. Trainees are expected to demonstrate professionalism with patients, faculty, and staff. West Virginia University Graduate Medical Education (GME) initiated a Web-based professionalism and mistreatment form (“button”) on our Web site for reporting professionalism breaches,…
Moving from one state to another for a new position or opportunity is a common event for academic physicians. Although moving can be personally and professionally disruptive for everyone, it can be particularly challenging for academic physicians. From practical considerations such as applying for a new state medical license to…
Objectives: Informing patients of their test results is an important patient safety issue, yet many physicians perform dismally in this regard. Residents often face additional barriers to communicating test results to patients. We wanted to determine whether streamlining the notification process, communicating expectations, and having residents audit their performance would…
Objectives: By 2014, there were more than 40,000 hospitalists delivering the majority of inpatient care in US hospitals. No empiric research has characterized hospitalist comportment and communication patterns as they care for patients. Methods: The chiefs of hospital medicine at five different hospitals were asked to identify their best hospitalists….
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