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Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight
Joseph Charles, MD, FACP, FHM
Dr. Charles, a 12-year SHM member, is an assistant professor of medicine and division education coordinator of the department of internal hospital medicine at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix.
Since 1998, he has served as a teaching attending for the clinic’s flourishing hospitalist program. He was selected as Educator of the Year in 2000, 2005, and 2006. In 2009, he was honored as Top Doctor in the Phoenix area.
Medical school: Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland
Internship and residency: The Royal Infirmary in Aberdeen
Chief residency: Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix
Fellowship and general practice: In pediatrics, obstetrics, and gynecology at Dartford in Kent, England
Notable: He is writing a chapter on acid-based disorders for Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program for Students and recently presented “What Every Internist Should Know about Hospitalists” at a CME conference in Sedona, Ariz.
His most recent publications include “60-Year-Old Man with Rash” in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings in 2009, “Inpatient to Outpatient Transfer to Diabetes Care: Planning an Effective Hospital Discharge” in Endocrine Practice in 2009, and “More Patients Pick Acupuncture” in The Hospitalist in 2007.
FYI: What Dr. Charles enjoys most about hospital medicine is that “no two days are the same; there is always action.” Physical and creative activities out of the hospital keep him refreshed for his weeks on service. Once an avid runner, he has completed one marathon and three half-marathons. More recently, he enjoys photography and playing guitar.
—Sarah Gelotte
HM11 Right Around the Corner
Hospital Medicine 2011, or HM11, the premier event for healthcare professionals who specialize in hospital medicine, is just months away, and includes the specialty’s best opportunities for education, networking, and career advancement.
HM11 will present the future of HM in an authentic Lone Star State setting—the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, May 10-13. The official kickoff to HM11 will be Wednesday morning; educational pre-courses will be offered Tuesday.
In addition to dozens of sessions from the best in the specialty on issues like clinical practice, practice management, new academic research, and quality initiatives, SHM again will present pre-courses specifically designed for in-depth education.
New pre-courses in 2011 include:
- Advanced Interactive Critical Care;
- Portable Ultrasound for the Hospitalist;
- Perioperative Medicine for the Hospitalist; and
- Succeeding in Challenging Times: Advances in Hospital Practice Management.
The continued growth of SHM’s annual conference also means new opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors to reach thousands of the most influential individuals in modern healthcare. Materials for both exhibitors and sponsors are available at the HM11 website.
Discounted early registration is available through April 3. For details and updates, visit www.hospitalmedicine2011.org.
