There are many pathways that can lead to a successful fulfilling career in hospital medicine. The possibilities are abundant but knowing which direction is right for you, and important steps to get there, can be overwhelming.
As the professional home for hospitalists, we reached out to members working across a variety of practice areas and settings to identify four distinct career starting points, what we’re calling the Hospital Medicine Phenotypes: Clinical Expertise, Clinical Leadership and Administration, Education Leadership, and Research.
We invite you to explore these phenotypes along with profiles and real-world experiences from hospitalists to support your professional development and planning, for greater fulfillment and longevity in your hospital medicine career. These phenotypes are intended to illustrate starting points and key milestones in the first five years of a hospitalist’s career. They are not mutually exclusive or reflective of every pathway a hospitalist might take. We hope they help you explore your interests and inspire new ideas for your own career journey.
Hospital medicine is a dynamic specialty where career pathways can look different based on the institution and practice setting. We asked members to weigh in on the phenotype(s) that best aligned with their experience and reflect on important milestones that shaped their career along the way.
