The rotating hospitalist: A solution for an academic internal medicine practice

Concerns have been raised about the role that hospitalists may have in changing the educational process for medical students and residents, especially with regard to the primary care specialties. We implemented rotating hospital and office duties within our five-physician group. Resident and student...

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Published inSouthern medical journal (Birmingham, Ala.) Vol. 96; no. 8; pp. 784 - 786
Main Authors SUMMERS, Jeffrey A, GINN, David, NUNLEY, Diana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.08.2003
Southern Medical Association
Subjects
Academic Medical Centers - organization & administration
After-Hours Care - organization & administration
Analysis
Attitude of Health Personnel
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Competence - standards
Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration
Faculty, Medical - organization & administration
General aspects
Group Practice - organization & administration
Health Services Research
Hospitalists - education
Hospitalists - organization & administration
Hospitals
Humans
Internal Medicine - education
Internal Medicine - organization & administration
Internship and Residency - organization & administration
Job Satisfaction
Medical professions
Medical sciences
Medical Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Medical Staff, Hospital - psychology
Office Visits
Organizational Innovation
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling - organization & administration
Physician's Role
Physicians
Program Evaluation
Students, Medical - psychology
United States
Workload
United States
Physician
Hospital
Internal medicine
Health staff
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Summary:Concerns have been raised about the role that hospitalists may have in changing the educational process for medical students and residents, especially with regard to the primary care specialties. We implemented rotating hospital and office duties within our five-physician group. Resident and student satisfaction increased, and additional faculty members could be added without expanding office space. Financial benefits then also ensued. Rotating hospital with office duties among a small group of internists has resulted in most of the advantages with few of the drawbacks related to the hospitalist approach.
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ISSN:0038-4348
1541-8243
DOI:10.1097/01.SMJ.0000053465.86917.1F