HM11 PREVIEW: Different Strokes
The Rural Hospitalist
Martin Johns, MD, a hospitalist at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vt., (pop. 4,853) could use an entire focused track on rural medicine. In particular, rural hospitalists often perform multiple roles—administrative or clinical—and best-practice recommendations would be valuable. Networking has its place at the meeting, but given that many rural physicians have long tenures, the real goal is bring useful information back to the group. “What is good about the SHM [meeting] is you are exposed to know what’s happening regionally,” Dr. Johns says. “You get a flavor for the national tenor. That’s important, because in a small place, you only have a certain allotment for CME funds.”
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The Up-and-Comer
Christina Payne, MD, an academic hospitalist at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta who finished her residency in June, sees herself as a potential future leader in the field. She presented a poster at last year’s meeting and works on a SHM committee for early-career hospitalists.
A quality-minded academician, Dr. Payne plans to take advantage of meeting the leading minds in HM and use them as mentors to help her help the field.
“It’s learning to walk the walk and talk the talk,” she says. “I’m still new at that, but I’m ready to put myself out there. … My excitement for hospital medicine puts me in an ideal spot. In 20 years, hopefully, we’ll be the ones for other people to come to for mentorship.”
The Socialite
Dr. Dressler refers to Dr. Greeno, a cofounder of Cogent, as the “ultimate socialite.” Dr. Greeno is often a panelist at the annual meeting and spends much of his time catching up with colleagues around the country he does not often see in person. He makes sure to catch three or four handpicked sessions but typically looks most forward to being approached by younger physicians as he sees the young field of HM take hold with a new generation.
“The entire time I’m there, I’m talking to someone, whether it’s planned or I run into someone,” he says. “It’s the one time I usually end up having dinner and end up having drinks with folks and talking with people well into the night. It really does give you a chance to recharge your battery and get excited about what we’re doing again.” HM11
Richard Quinn is a freelance writer based in New Jersey.
