Program Information

AHA: Advancing Your Career is an innovative, high-impact course designed for academic hospitalists who are ready to move beyond the fundamentals. After 4-8 years in practice, many hospitalists develop specialized interests in areas such as administration, education, research, or quality improvement. This distinctive program provides attendees with advanced content to enhance their teaching, support their scholarly work, and strengthen their leadership skills across various academic environments. The course is led by national experts in these fields, offering valuable insights and guidance for professional growth.

There are no prerequisites to this course. Choose the course that aligns with your unique needs and supports your next professional steps.

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Course Agenda

Throughout the course, attendees will engage in small-group breakout sessions tailored to their needs for maximum impact. There will also be opportunities for networking between both AHA cohorts and building meaningful connections with faculty members.

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Course Objectives

  • Identify and learn the skills necessary in academic hospital medicine to advance your career to the next level, regardless of specific areas of interest
  • Understand the business and cultural landscape of academic healthcare systems and how to leverage that knowledge to advance interests
  • Learn the skills necessary to be an asset to your academic institution and create inclusive environments and teams
  • Learn how to identify and pursue a scholarly niche

What to Expect

Attendees will be immersed in an interactive learning environment that includes didactic sessions, small-group exercises, and skill-building breakout sessions. Each day of learning will be led by distinguished clinician-educators, hospitalist-researchers, and clinical administrators, ensuring a personalized experience with a 1-to-6 faculty-to-participant ratio.

Breakfast and lunch will be provided during all full days of the meeting and are included in the registration fee. Meal breaks provide additional networking opportunities for building connections with faculty and colleagues alike.

Requesting Support to Attend AHA: Advancing Your Career?

Download the editable Letter Template to Request Support to share with your employer, program director, or finance department. This letter outlines the value of the event and can help support your request for funding or time off to attend.

Requesting Support for your group to attend AHA: Advancing Your Career?

Take advantage of the group discount for groups of 3 or more!

Download the editable Letter Template to Request Support to share with your program director, or finance department. This letter outlines the value of the event and can help support your request for funding or time off to attend.

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.

Credit Statement

The Society of Hospital Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 20.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

Because this activity is non-clinical, SHM does not, as per ACCME, need to identify, mitigate, or disclose relevant financial relationships for faculty or planners.