Letter to the Editor
Hospitalist Physicians as Educators in a Community Hospital: The Trainee"s View
Abstract
Hospitalists are playing an increasing role in inpatient care. In teaching institutions, hospitalists supervise patient care and participate in teaching conferences for residents.1 This educational role is well established in university hospitals where residents prefer teaching by hospitalist physicians over General Medicine Unit (GMU) physicians.2,3 That success, however, has not been well studied in community hospitals. In an attempt to explore this in community hospital settings, we surveyed whether residents obtain a better educational experience by caring for hospitalist-served patients or community physician-served patients.This content is limited to qualifying members.
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