Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp
Healthcare Industry
Organizations Involved
Occupations Involved
Workforce Development Focus
Workforce Issues Addressed
Associations
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA)
Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners
Improving the quality of healthcare workforce
Training current healthcare professionals so that they will be able to serve a broader population; Increasing the training available to current healthcare professionals
Description
The Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp is an annual event / course that is sponsored by Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA). The purpose of the course is to teach NPs and PAs about commonly encountered diagnoses in hospitalized adult patients, and it's particularly helpful for professionals who are either new to hospital medicine or who are responsible for overseeing medical care for hospitalized adult patients. It is a 3.5 day conference that can be attended virtually or in-person and it allows for NPs and PAs to earn CE.