Internal Medicine Student Education on Direct-Care Hospital Medicine Services: Results of a National Survey

Abstract

AAIM is the largest academically focused specialty organization representing departments of internal medicine at medical schools and teaching hospitals in the United States and Canada. As a consortium of five organizations, AAIM represents department chairs and chiefs; clerkship, residency, and fellowship program directors; division chiefs; and academic and business administrators as well as other faculty and staff in departments of internal medicine and their divisions.

Rapid clinical expansion and the fate of the hospitalist educator

“…with nursing and APP schools, and including trainees and learners on traditional "non-teaching" teams such as direct care and APP services. 16 In doing so, future hospitalists have a clearer and more realistic understanding of the multifaceted role of a practicing hospitalist.…”

“…We must combat this by increasing the visibility of the other aspects of the hospitalist educator's work. This might include engaging with medical students and residents enrolled in hospital medicine electives or longitudinal tracks, interfacing with nursing and APP schools, and including trainees and learners on traditional “non‐teaching” teams such as direct care and APP services 16 …”

“…This may require flexible staffing models such as a day admitter, increased staffing to reduce coverage volume, and mechanisms to enable easier shift swaps. The ability to do the clinical work well is an essential skill for any educator, and there is value in a system that includes time and availability to integrate educational opportunities and develop educational skills while on service 16 …”

“…The ability to do the clinical work well is an essential skill for any educator, and there is value in a system that includes time and availability to integrate educational opportunities and develop educational skills while on service. 16…”