Hospitalist Physician Business Cards for Hospital Medicine

Hospitalists are the internal medicine physicians (and, increasingly, family medicine, geriatrics, and pediatrics physicians) who specialize in the comprehensive care of hospitalized patients — managing acute medical illnesses, coordinating multi-specialty consultations, leading patient safety and quality improvement initiatives, supervising residents and medical students in academic settings, and managing the complex discharge planning and care transitions that determine whether patients recover or return to the hospital within 30 days.

What Hospitalist Cards Include

Your Credentials

• MD (Doctor of Medicine) or DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) — medical degree
• ABIM board certified in Internal Medicine — primary certification for most hospitalists
• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
• SHM member (Society of Hospital Medicine) — the primary professional organization for hospitalists
• FHM (Fellow of Hospital Medicine) — SHM designation for experienced hospitalists who demonstrate excellence in the field
• SFHM (Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine) — advanced SHM recognition
• State medical license

Related credentials and certifications:

• ABIM CAQ in Palliative Care — for hospitalists with palliative focus
• ABIM CAQ in Geriatric Medicine — for hospitalists with geriatric focus
• ABFM board certified (for family medicine-trained hospitalists)
• ACLS, BLS — required for hospital practice
• NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) — for pediatric hospitalists
• Quality improvement credentials: CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality), LEAN/Six Sigma

Academic credentials:

• Faculty appointment: "Assistant Professor of Medicine" / "Associate Professor"
• Academic hospital affiliation: "University [X] School of Medicine"

Your Clinical Role

Acute medical care:

• Pneumonia, COPD exacerbation, asthma
• Heart failure exacerbation
• Acute kidney injury
• Sepsis and infection management
• Acute MI, arrhythmias (co-managing with cardiology)
• DVT / PE
• Delirium and altered mental status
• Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
• GI bleeding (co-managing with GI)
• Acute pain management

Procedural skills (varies by hospitalist):

• Central line placement
• Lumbar puncture
• Paracentesis and thoracentesis
• Nasogastric tube placement
• Intubation (in some settings)

Care coordination:

• Multi-specialty consultation coordination
• Discharge planning and care transitions
• SNF and rehab placement coordination
• Social work and case management coordination

Quality and patient safety:

• Quality improvement projects (readmissions, LOS, sepsis)
• Patient safety officer roles
• Core measures management
• Code team response

Academic (for academic hospitalists):

• Medical student teaching
• Resident supervision
• Noon conference lecturing
• Clinical research

Hospital Affiliations

• "Attending physician, [Hospital Name]"
• "Director of Hospital Medicine, [Hospital / Health System]"

Design for Hospitalists

Professional, Team-Focused, Clinical Authority

Hospitalist card design:

• Internal medicine professional authority
• Team-care and coordination focus
• Clean, clinical, trustworthy

Color palette:

• Navy + white: medical professional
• Dark teal + white: clinical hospital medicine
• Charcoal + white: academic medical authority

Back of Card

1. "Hospitalist, MD | ABIM | SHM FHM | [State] | [Hospital / Health System]"
2. "Acute medicine | Sepsis | Heart failure | Pneumonia | AKI | PE/DVT | AMS"
3. "Multi-specialty coordination | Discharge planning | Quality improvement"
4. "[Academic: Teaching | Resident supervision | Research] (if applicable)"
5. "[email] | [phone] | [institution website]"

Checklist

• [ ] MD or DO degree
• [ ] ABIM board certification
• [ ] SHM membership
• [ ] FHM / SFHM designation
• [ ] CAQ (palliative, geriatric — if applicable)
• [ ] Hospital affiliation
• [ ] Acute medicine conditions (sepsis, HF, PNA, AKI)
• [ ] Procedural capabilities
• [ ] Care coordination and discharge planning
• [ ] Quality improvement (if leadership role)
• [ ] Academic role (if teaching faculty)