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| Hospitalist Management Advisor |
| July 2008 |
| Transitioning from family medicine to hospital medicine |
| Editor's note: This article is the second in a series that will explore the benefits of using family medicine hospitalists as a response to the current hospitalist shortage.
David Hoffmann, DO, worked for years in a community health center and family practice. He worked with a range of people and procedures, from babies to adults, from routine checkups to not-so-routine flexible sigmoidoscopies. He loved the clinical and personal aspects of the job equally. So when Chambersburg (PA) Hospital approached him in 2003 to head its new hospitalist program, promising the same professional diversity he enjoyed as a family medicine (FM) physician, he didn't hesitate. In fact, he says his FM training and experience could not have prepared him better for such a rewarding transition. |
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