How Hospitalists are involved at VCU

Hospitalists exist first and foremost to care for our admitted medical patients, but we also do a lot more outside of our clinical work time:

• Hospitalists lead Quality Improvement efforts throughout the hospital
• We teach medical students, nurse practitioner students, and physician assistant students
• We teach and supervise interns and residents
• Some of us perform specialized procedures like "lumbar punctures" and "paracenteses"
• We work with leaders throughout the hospital to ensure safe transitions to home
• We perform research to learn about new treatments, care pathways, and technology
• We provide consulting medical support to patients on surgical services
• We lead innovative care models like VCU's new "Home Hospital" program