Brendon Shank joined the Society of Hospital Medicine in February 2011 and serves as Associate Vice President of Communications. He is responsible for maintaining a dialogue between SHM and its many audiences, including members, media and others in healthcare.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Names 2015 Excellence Award Winners
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- Brendon Shank
SHM recognizes hospitalists, healthcare leaders for outstanding contributions to HM
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Physician Residency Training Gets Boost from Quality Improvement Clinics
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- Brendon Shank
Although two Institute of Medicine reports say medical educators fall short on giving physician residents the skills they need to make sure...
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Hospitalists Can Help Create the Future of Hospital Medicine
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- Brendon Shank
Two years ago, then-SHM President Eric Howell, MD, SFHM, challenged society members to recruit 1,000 medical students and residents to the...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Connects Physicians in Training with Specialty
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- Brendon Shank
SHM is introducing the Student Hospitalist Scholar Grant, an award of $500 a week for the summer to cover salary support for a student project...
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Leaders in Hospital Medicine, Quality Improvement, Clinical Care to Attend HM15
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- Brendon Shank
Last year was a banner year for the hospital medicine movement: Hospitalist Vivek Murthy, MD, was confirmed as the U.S.
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Society of Hospital Medicine Offers Quality Improvement Tools for Hospitals
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- Brendon Shank
Whether you excel in the hospital room, the conference room, or the classroom, SHM’s quality improvement initiatives offer new tools featuring...
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HM15 At Hand Mobile App Helps Hospitalists Plan for Annual Meeting
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- Brendon Shank
Hospitalists are a mobile bunch. Many were early adopters of smartphones and tablet technology. That’s why SHM is once again offering an...
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Continuing Medical Education Opportunities at SHM Learning Portal, Leadership and Educators' Academy
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- Brendon Shank
If you can’t make it to HM15, there are lots of other opportunities for CME and ongoing education through SHM: SHM Learning Portal: Members can...
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Start Planning for Society of Hospital Medicine’s HM15 in March
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- Brendon Shank
“Super Bowl” of hospital medicine is less than three months away If you haven’t registered for the largest event in the hospital medicine...
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Society of Hospital Medicine To Offer New Programming, Savings, Opportunities at HM15
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- Brendon Shank
Now is the time to register, make travel arrangements, and book hotel rooms before the rush. Starting early means saving money: The deadline for...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Adds Young Hospitalist Educational Track at HM15
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- Brendon Shank
HM15 now has education sessions targeted to early-career hospitalists, trainees, and medical students. The sessions will take place March 30, 2015...
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Physicians-in-Training Committee Chair Outlines SHM's Young Hospitalist Track at HM15
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- Brendon Shank
[caption id="attachment_7182" align="alignleft" width="75"] Dr. Tad-y[/caption] For the first time, SHM’s annual meeting will feature a daylong...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Learning Portal Adds Information on Anticoagulants, Pediatrics
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- Brendon Shank
The SHM Learning Portal, the best destination for hospitalist CME, now offers new materials on two important topics: anticoagulants and pediatrics...
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Hospital Medicine Exchange Online Conversation Starter for Hospitalists
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- Brendon Shank
From finding the best scheduling software to glycemic control performance measures to staffing to workloads, Hospital Medicine Exchange has become...
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Society of Hospital Medicine Plans Events to Link Hospitalists-in-Training, HM Leaders
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- Brendon Shank
Whether it’s the acuity of patient conditions, interest in quality improvement, or work-life balance, more medical students and residents than...