We present the second part of our review concerning the history of autopsy. During the development of medicine the role of autopsy was obviously changing. Concurrently with the progress in the anatomical knowledge, the anatomists observed and noted both single anomalies and repetitive changes which correlated with symptoms in living patients. This is how anatomopathology came into being. We pre...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this qualitative study was to characterize the adequacy, effectiveness, and barriers related to research mentorship among junior pediatric hospitalists and general pediatricians at a large academic institution. METHODS Junior faculty and staff physicians in hospital medicine and general pediatrics at a large academic institution were invited to participate in this qua...

AIM To analyze women's advancement compared with that of men and to determine whether advancement in hierarchical status differs from advancement in the professional recognition achieved by women from 1996 to 2008. METHODS A retrospective study was carried in Hospital Clínic in Barcelona. We analyzed data on temporary and permanent positions, hierarchy, promotions, specialty, age, and sex amo...

1Department of Medicine II, Hematology/Oncology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany; 2Department of Hematology, University Hospital, Leipzig, Germany; 3Center for Bone Marrow Transplantation, Deutsche Klinik für Diagnostik, Wiesbaden, Germany; 4Department of Medicine II, University Hospital, Mainz, Germany; 5University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany; 6Hemato...

1Department of Emergency Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan 2School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 3School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan 4Department of Emergency Medicine, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore 5Department of Emergency Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Freiburgstrasse, Bern, Switzerland 6...

Departments of 1Clinical Cardiology and 2Rheumatology, University Hospital, Padova, Italy; 3Department of Angiology and Blood Coagulation Marino Golinelli, University Hospital, Bologna, Italy; 4District Hospital, Cremona, Italy; 5Internal and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital, Perugia, Italy; 6Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Cagliari, Italy; 7Transfusion Medicine, District Hospital...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences. Golestan Hospital. Ahvaz, Khuzestan (Iran) 2 Department of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Golestan Hospital. Ahvaz, Khuzestan (Iran) 3 Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences. Iman Hospital. ...

INTRODUCTION Since the beginnings of the modern era, medicine has evolved tremendously. Merely two hundred years ago, American and European medical treatments were generally provided by independent physicians who went from home to home to offer their services. From this form of medicine, often referred to as " bedside medicine " , (1) Western countries started to move towards a more centralized...

Presentations following on page 2 2 Abstract Presentations 1) Pediatric Hospital Medicine Abstract Research Award Winner: The SOHM annual abstract award recognizes outstanding research presented during the SOHM academic and scientific program at the Academy's National Conference & Exhibition (NCE). Perceptions of Timeliness and Content of Discharge Communication Differ Between Hospitalists and ...

In the 15 years since Wachter and Goldman coined the term ‘‘hospitalists’’, the specialty of Hospital Medicine grew faster than any other in the history of American medicine. The early drivers for growth were largely economic: There were significant reductions in resource use, with a 13% decrease in hospital costs and a 16% decrease in hospital lengths of stay (LOS). Hospitalist clinician-educa...