Building an academic pipeline: A combined society of hospital medicine committee initiative (Editorial)

Abstract

Now in its 20th year, hospital medicine has—from many perspectives—reached full bloom. Hospitalists populate settings as diverse as academic hospitals, community hospitals, and long-term care facilities. Many traditional academic medical centers have taken notice of hospitalists, not just for their clinical role in an era of restricted duty hours, but also for the value they provide in advancing the academic and teaching mission of the institution.