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Articles by Rachna Rawal
What I wish I knew before becoming a hospitalist
Finishing residency and beginning a career in hospital medicine is an exhilarating time of autonomy, unlike any time during residency. Now you can finally flex independent clinical skills. However, it can be scary knowing that you’re the attending physician, the quarterback of a multidisciplinary team. Now that we have several years of work experience in different areas of the country, there are some concepts we wish we knew before starting our first job as a hospitalist.
A case-based framework for de-escalating conflict
Perspectives Publish date: December 14, 2021 Hospital medicine can be a demanding and fast-paced environment where resources are stretched thin, with both clinicians and patients stressed. A hospitalist’s role is dynamic, serving as an advocate, leader, or role model while working with interdisciplinary and diverse teams for the welfare of the patient. This constellation of pressures makes a degree of conflict inevitable.
A case-based framework for de-escalating conflict
Hospital medicine can be a demanding and fast-paced environment where resources are stretched thin, with both clinicians and patients stressed. A hospitalist’s role is dynamic, serving as an advocate, leader, or role model while working with interdisciplinary and diverse teams for the welfare of the patient. This constellation of pressures makes a degree of conflict inevitable.
Is COVID-19 accelerating progress toward high-value care?
Perspectives Publish date: February 10, 2021 As Rachna Rawal, MD, was donning her personal protective equipment (PPE), a process that has become deeply ingrained into her muscle memory, a nurse approached her to ask, “Hey, for Mr. Smith, any chance we can time these labs to be done together with his medication administration? We’ve been in and out of that room a few times already.” As someone who embraces high-value care, this simple suggestion surprised her.
Analyze Patient Tests for Importance Before Ordering
To the Editor We read with interest the Research Letter by Geleris and colleagues1 discussing the laboratory and radiographic ordering habits of their internal medicine residents. Current literature suggests a correlation between where a physician trains and how they practice medicine.
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