SHM Converge Scientific Abstract ePoster Gallery-Reviewing Scholarly Writing Strategies for Historically Underrepresented Hospitalist Faculty

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This review examined strategies to improve scholarly writing and publication among hospitalists, with attention to women, Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC), underrepresented in medicine (URM) groups, and junior faculty. The authors note that scholarly writing is essential for promotion in academic medicine, yet underrepresented groups often face added experiential, psychological, logistical, and time-related barriers. Because hospitalists have heavy clinical demands, these barriers may be especially strong.<br /><br />The team conducted a literature review using PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane. After removing duplicates and screening titles, abstracts, and full texts, 35 studies met inclusion criteria. Studies were included if they focused on hospital medicine or general internal medicine, scholarly writing, and a specific intervention.<br /><br />Key findings showed that many effective interventions exist in health professions broadly, but very few were designed specifically for hospitalists, and none were aimed at the target underrepresented audiences. Promising approaches included mentoring by faculty with similar experiences, peer networking, small-group workshops, research-skills training, and support staff such as medical writers or research coaches. However, standalone writing programs often had limited success and high dropout rates unless paired with institutional support and protected time.<br /><br />The review concludes that hospital medicine programs should adapt proven strategies from other fields and test interventions that better support BIPOC, women, URM, and early-career faculty. Doing so could help make scholarly participation more equitable and broaden whose voices shape the future of hospital medicine.

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Mary Ann K. Hall

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Author List Daniel P. Hunt, Jasmah Hanna, Joyce Akwe, Mary Ann K. Hall, Vena R. Crichlow

Category Research

Concept Scholarly Writing

Concept Publication

Concept Promotion

Concept Career Advancement

Concept Academic Medicine

Distinguished Non-Finalist

Presenter Organization Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine

Presenting Author Mary Ann K. Hall

Track Other

Keywords

scholarly writing

hospitalists

publication

underrepresented in medicine

BIPOC

junior faculty

mentoring

research skills training

protected time

equity in academic medicine

Scholarly Writing

Publication

Promotion

Career Advancement

Academic Medicine