SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Hospital at Home (Hah) Elective: Impact on Trainee Familiarity, Confidence, and Engagement With the Hah Model

Hospital at Home (Hah) Elective: Impact on Trainee Familiarity, Confidence, and Engagement With the Hah Model

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This abstract describes a structured Hospital at Home (HaH) elective designed to prepare trainees for emerging models of care and support HaH program growth. From July 2024 to February 2025, 41 trainees participated, including internal medicine residents, geriatrics fellows, and palliative care fellows.<br /><br />The elective combined hands-on experience with supplemental education, including a leadership-led lecture series and a web-based learning platform. Trainees completed anonymous pre- and post-rotation surveys, with a 59% response rate, and also took part in post-rotation feedback sessions.<br /><br />The main findings were that participation in the HaH elective increased trainees’ familiarity with the HaH model, improved their comfort with core HaH skills, and raised their interest in future involvement with HaH care. <br /><br />Overall, the authors conclude that a structured, practical HaH elective can effectively train house staff in this care model. They suggest that exposing more trainees to HaH may help build workforce readiness and support the sustainability and expansion of HaH services.

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Irina Zaretsky

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Author List Betsy Collazo, Irina Zaretsky, Jeffrey D. Epstein, Sanaa Zafar, Tuyet-Trinh Truong

Category Innovations

Concept Hospital at Home Elective

Concept Home-Based Acute Care

Concept Familiarity

Concept Confidence

Concept Trainee Education

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Division of Hospital Medicine, Mount Sinai West

Presenting Author Irina Zaretsky

Track Education

Keywords

Hospital at Home

elective

trainee education

house staff

healthcare workforce

care model

clinical training

geriatrics fellows

palliative care fellows

program growth

Hospital at Home Elective

Home-Based Acute Care

Familiarity

Confidence

Trainee Education