The Typical Hospitalist

In a survey by the Society of Hospitalist Medicine, it was found that 89% of Hospitalists are Internists, and of those, 42% have subspecialty training. Family Physicians make up 5.5% of Hospitalists.

Source: National Association of Inpatient Physicians; Lindenaur PK, et al., "Hospitalists and the Practice of Inpatient Medicine: Results of a National Survey of the National Association of Inpatient Physicians," Annals of Internal Medicine 130, no. 4 (part 2) (1999); 34

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