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WILEY NEWS RELEASE John Wiley & Sons, Inc. December 11, 2006 For Immediate Release Contact: David Greenberg 201-748-6484 [log in to unmask] 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. 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