When You Have More Junior Hospitalists Than Fish in the Sea: Creating Mentorship Programming for All Practice Settings

Surging ranks of junior hospitalists meet too few mentors—turn that imbalance into a strength. In this on‑demand session, recognize mentorship’s career impact across settings, describe effective program models, and identify concrete steps to design and launch scalable initiatives while you list and practice mentor-skill tactics. Finish ready to build a deeper bench and elevate satisfaction, advancement, and retention.

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Availability

On-Demand

Expires on Apr 30, 2027

Cost

Member: $0.00

Non-Member: $55.00

Credit Offered

1 CME Credit

1 ABIM-MOC Point

1 Participation Credit

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Learning Objectives
After completing this activity, learners should be able to:

Recognize the impact mentorship can have on professional development and career satisfaction for hospitalists.
Describe the benefits of the varied mentorship program structures that have been successfully utilized by hospital medicine groups.
Identify specific steps hospitalists can take to create a mentorship program at their home institution.
List different strategies for mentor skills building that can be utilized across practice settings.

Faculty

Annie Massart
Julie Schaefer

Faculty Disclosures
The individuals in control of content for this activity have no relevant relationships with ACCME-defined ineligible companies to disclose unless listed here. Any relevant relationships were mitigated prior to the start of this activity.

Accreditation Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CME Credit Statement
The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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