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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

December 11, 2006

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Journal of Hospital Medicine Selected for Indexing and 

Inclusion in MEDLINE®



Hoboken, NJ, December 11, 2006 -- The Society of Hospital 

Medicine and John Wiley & Sons, Inc., announced today that 

the Journal of Hospital Medicine has been selected for 

indexing and inclusion in the National Library of Medicine’s 

MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System 

Online). MEDLINE is a bibliographic database containing 

approximately 13 million references to journal articles in 

medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health 

care systems, and preclinical sciences dating back to the 

mid-1960s. It is the primary component of PubMed®, part of 

the Entrez series of databases provided by the Library’s 

National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).



According to the Journal’s Editor-in-Chief, Mark W. 

Williams, MD, FACP of Emory University, “Hospital medicine 

achieved another milestone in its evolution into a new 

specialty with acceptance of the Journal of Hospital 

Medicine by the National Library of Medicine for inclusion 

in MEDLINE/PubMed.” Hospitalists, those who practice 

hospital medicine, are physicians whose primary professional 

focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. 



“The Journal’s acceptance is a profound recognition that 

hospital medicine has developed its own sphere of medical 

knowledge and that hospitalists are making a significant 

impact on our modern health care delivery system,” said 

Larry Wellikson, MD, FACP, Chief Executive Officer of the 

Society of Hospital Medicine.



The Journal of Hospital Medicine, an official publication of 

the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), debuted in February 

2006 and is the premier forum for peer-reviewed research 

articles and evidence-based reviews in the specialty of 

hospital medicine. The Journal disseminates hospitalists’ 

findings and fosters informed debates on medical issues and 

healthcare trends that affect hospital medicine and patient 

care. For more information about the Journal, visit the home 

page at: www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/jhm.



Hospital medicine is the fastest growing medical specialty 

in the U.S. There are at present approximately 15,000 

hospitalists nationwide, and this number is projected to 

more than double by the end of the decade. The Society of 

Hospital Medicine is dedicated to promoting the highest 

quality care for all hospitalized patients and excellence in 

the practice of hospital medicine through education, 

advocacy, and research. All members receive a subscription 

to the Journal of Hospital Medicine as part of their 

membership.  SHM was founded in 1997 and currently includes 

over 6,000 members.  For more information, visit 

www.hospitalmedicine.org.





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About the Society of Hospital Medicine

The SHM is the premier medical society representing 

hospitalists – physicians whose primary professional focus 

is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. 

Hospitalists’ activities include: patient care, research, 

teaching and leadership related to hospital care.  The 

Society was established in 1997 specifically to support and 

enhance the practices of hospital doctors and the patients 

they serve. The SHM serves as the leading resource and 

voice for hospitalists across the nation. 



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