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photos by Lee Ann Yahle Jose Torres, D.O. (‘00), believes the development of hospital medicine core competencies will help forge its course as a specialty. Moving Forward as a Medical Specialty Because SHM predicts that the number of hospitalist positions could reach 30,000 by 2010, the field likely will become the job of choice for many medical school graduates in coming years. But despite growing numbers nationwide, hospital medicine still is not considered a formal medical specialty by some physicians because it lacks a credentialing body and a core set of skills and knowledge. SHM is working to change that, however. In February, the association, in conjunction with more than 100 hospitalists and other physicians from across the country, developed The Core Competencies in Hospital Medicine: A Framework for Curriculum Development, the nation’s first comprehensive set of guidelines to help medical schools, postgraduate training programs and continuing medical education programs develop standardized curricula for teaching hospital medicine. The goal of the document is to help assess gaps in current training programs and to set the stage for any future hospitalist certification programs, says Steve Pantilat, M.D., SHM president. Most physicians interested in hospital medicine had to forge their own educational route, in many cases selecting residency programs that have a strong basis in hospital care to help prepare them for their career choice. None of the inpatient care providers interviewed for this story has formal training as a hospitalist. In fact, few formal hospitalist training programs exist even today. But some hospitalists believe that hospitalist training programs could take off in coming years as more primary care physicians, patients and hospitals recognize the benefits. “In the near future, I would not be surprised to see a larger number of fellowships and subspecialty board certification in the field,” Schumacher says. Torres also believes the development of SHM’s core competencies will help hospital medicine forge its course as a medical specialty. “Down the road, I think you’ll be able to choose a track in internal medicine,” he says. “You’ll either be able to study to be an inpatient care provider–a hospitalist–or an outpatient care provider.” TODAY’S DO Contacts Society of Hospital Medicine 190 Independence Mall West Philadelphia, PA 19106-1572 (800) 843-3360 www.hospitalmedicine.org Society of Critical Care Medicine 701 Lee Street, Suite 200 Des Plaines, IL 60016 (847) 827-6869 www.sccm.org Growth of Hospitalists in North America Year Number of Hospitalists Mid 1990s 800 1998 2,000 2002 6,000 2003 8,000 2005 15,000 2010 (projected) 30,000 Source: Society of Hospital Medicine, 2005 12 www.oucom.ohio.edu
CME S A V E T H E D A T E James D. Joye, DO, FACC, FSCAI ‘88 KEYNOTE ADDRESS Primary Care of the Patient with Peripheral Vascular Disease: Current State of the Art OCTOBER 27 - 29, 2006 & ALL HILTON AT EASTON CLASS COLUMBUS, REUNION OHIO WORKSHOPS INCLUDE Intensive Diabetes Treatment and Pump Training ■ Advanced Cardiac Life Support Renewal Course ■ OMT OHIO UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE & Society of Alumni and Friends Dermatology Case Studies ■ PROGRAM TOPICS INCLUDE What’s New in Nuclear Cardiology ■ Radiology Case Studies ■ EKG Case Studies ■ Bird Flu ■ Endovascular Cryotherapy Advances ■ Treatment of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease ■ Complex Headaches Cases ■ Restless Leg Syndrome ■ Advances in the Treatment and Understanding of Obesity ■ Community Acquired Pneumonia ■ Pulmonary Sarcoidosis Evaluation ■ Osteoporosis – an Update on Diagnosis and Treatment ■ “Why would I see a Urogynecologist?” ■ Rescue Medicine ■ AND MORE EARN UP TO 21.5 CME CREDITS ■ MEET COLLEAGUES, FORMER CLASSMATES AND OU-COM FACULTY Detailed program is coming soon – watch your mail. For additional information, please contact – Sharon Zimmerman, director of alumni affairs ■ (740) 593-2176 ■ zimmerms@ohio.edu To register online – https://commerce.cashnet.com/ohioalumnicme Reserve your room at the Hilton at Easton at our special rate of $142/night. Call (614) 414-5000 or go online at Hiltoncolumbus.com and enter code OHU.
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