Hospital Medicine

Congratulations to the 2021 SHM Fellows Class

April 22, 2021

The Society of Hospital Medicine offers designations of Fellow in Hospital Medicine, Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine and Master in Hospital Medicine. Clinicians who achieve this distinction are dedicated to promoting excellence, innovation, and improving the quality of patient care – values shared by SHM and TeamHealth. Through the application process, candidates are evaluated on...

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Hospitalists at the heart of our nation’s COVID-19 response

March 4, 2021

By Rohit Uppal, MD, MBA, TeamHealth Chief Clinical Officer, Hospitalist Services On this National Hospitalist Day, I want to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to our hospitalists. I know that this has been a challenging time for you and your families. I hope that each of you feel a sense of pride...

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Three considerations before making a career move

June 29, 2021

Kimberly Bell, MD, MMM, Regional Medical Director, TeamHealth West Group, provides clinical and operational leadership for TeamHealth Hospital Medicine teams in California, Washington and Hawaii. Dr. Bell’s career path Looking back, her first job was an outpatient care position. About two years in, she transitioned to become a hospitalist. “Hospital medicine was fairly new, and...

Congratulations to the 2021 SHM Fellows Class

April 22, 2021

Hospitalists at the heart of our nation’s COVID-19 response

March 4, 2021

Beyond Clinical Medicine: Diversity and Inclusion

January 14, 2021

The topic of diversity and inclusion is not a simple topic, and it has deep implications across our society. In this episode of Beyond Clinical Medicine, Stan Thompson, MD, Chief Clinical Officer for LifePoint Group, and Chair of TeamHealth’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee, talks with Rob Strauss, MD, Chief Medical Training Officer, about clinical aspects of diversity...

Beyond Clinical Medicine: Thriving in Turbulent Times

December 10, 2020

This episode of Beyond Clinical Medicine identifies unique stressors clinicians are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic and explores techniques for thriving in turbulent times. Ijeoma Akunyili, MD, MBA, Regional Medical Director, TeamHealth Northeast Group, discusses this topic with Exequiel Hernandez, Ph.D., the Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Associate Professor at the Wharton School at University...

Happy National Nurse Practitioner Week

November 12, 2020

Thank you, nurse practitioners (NPs), for your valuable work and selfless dedication every day and especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize the 4,500 TeamHealth NPs. Rob Morton, NP, Regional Director of Advanced Practice Clinicians (APCs) for the LifePoint Group, has more than 20 years of experience as an NP. However, this year, National NP...

Veterans Day: Four lessons learned from service

November 11, 2020

Happy Veterans Day Neil Vining, MD, National Medical Director of TeamHealth Surgical Services, is a veteran and a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon specializing in pediatrics and trauma. He served in the Army for 22 years and has more than 15 years of trauma medicine experience. Dr. Vining’s military medical background gives him a unique perspective...

Going Virtual: Fall Trade Shows

August 13, 2020

As we continue to adjust during an unprecedented year, we are excited to have the opportunity to be present at the 2020 virtual fall trade shows. We wish we could connect face to face at the following events: Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM)’s HM20 American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)...

Celebrate a TeamHealth Hero!

May 14, 2020

Without hesitation, our clinicians and non-clinical associates have stepped up and accepted the call to action of leading their team throughout this healthcare crisis. Your dedication to safe, high-quality patient care is invaluable to our community and lives everywhere. We cannot thank you enough for your efforts fighting COVID-19. It is because of people like...

Beyond Clinical Medicine Episode 23: Crisis Leadership During COVID-19

May 12, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the leadership skills of clinicians across the healthcare industry. This episode of Beyond Clinical Medicine considers what leadership skills are most important for clinicians throughout the country during this crisis. Listen in on this timely discussion between Dr. Richard Juman, National Director of Psychological Services at TeamHealth, and Dr. Heather...

Patient Experience Week 2020

April 28, 2020

By Rohit Uppal, MD, MBA, Chief Clinical Officer, Hospitalist Services Patient Experience Week provides an opportunity to celebrate and honor our TeamHealth clinicians for the important work they do every day, especially now. Thank you to our TeamHealth clinicians for your courage and selflessness in leading our fight against COVID-19. I am so incredibly grateful...

A Clinician’s Perspective: Living & Working as an MD in the Southeast

April 21, 2020

We recently spoke with Michael Corvini, MD, President, TeamHealth Southeast Group, about the company culture and what it is like to work as a TeamHealth physician in the southeast U.S. What kinds of opportunities can a physician expect at TeamHealth? Dr. Corvini: TeamHealth is an amazing company because it is tremendously large, but it feels...

Honing My Hospitalist Skills: How the Society of Hospital Medicine and TeamHealth Made Me a Better Physician

April 16, 2020

By Ruby Sahoo, DO, MBA, Director, Regional Performance for TeamHealth’s hospitalist services performance improvement team I’ve been a hospitalist for almost ten years now, and have found many reasons it’s beneficial for a hospitalist physician to be involved in the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). It’s essential for hospitalist physicians to have an active voice...

Beyond Clinical Medicine Podcast Episode 21: Italy’s Ground Zero – COVID-19

April 2, 2020

This episode of Beyond Clinical Medicine shares a first-hand account from an emergency physician on the frontlines of Italy’s COVID-19 crisis. Listen as Dr. Rob Strauss, Chief Medical Training Officer for TeamHealth, discusses the medical impact and response to the coronavirus pandemic with Dr. Matteo Paganini. Dr. Paganini is an Italian emergency physician who is...

TeamHealth Celebrates Doctors’ Day 2020!

March 30, 2020

In celebration of Doctors’ Day, TeamHealth wants to let you know how much we appreciate your commitment to providing quality care to your patients every day. National Doctors’ Day is celebrated on March 30 in the United States. It’s a holiday that honors physicians for the work they do for their patients, the communities they...