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hospitalist

noun

Definition of hospitalistnext
as in physician

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Recent Examples of hospitalist Adam Rodman, a hospitalist who researches AI programs at Harvard Medical School, discourages people from using AI to triage emergency situations, but says AI can add significant value to a patient's interaction with a human medical practitioner. — Katia Riddle, NPR, 11 Mar. 2026 Beth Mork Mork is a hospitalist at M Health Fairview and a parent in the district. — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026 Individuals under the age of 21 can contact Valley Med’s youth opioid inpatient program by calling (408) 885-5255 and asking for the pediatric hospitalist on call. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2025 Her journey from hospitalist to a leader in lifestyle medicine is driven by a powerful belief that health is determined by the total quality of one's life. — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hospitalist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hospitalist
  1. physician
  2. doctor
  3. clinician
  4. attending
  5. doc
  6. internist
Noun
  • The painting is dedicated to Leo Eloesser, a San Francisco Bay Area physician who helped Kahlo with her chronic pain.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In 2008, a jury found in favor of the two physicians remaining in the case.
    — Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of physician
Noun
  • Feeling anxious about doctors, hospitals, or seeking healthcare is something that, unfortunately, many people experience to some degree.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Now my guy is stuck in an insane asylum with a doctor who seems downright giddy to try out some electroshock therapy.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of doctor
Noun
  • Regulators and clinicians generally sort these products into three buckets.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than using the feedback to drive behavioral changes, Lipska and the research team note these devices are intended to gather information to discuss with your clinician.
    — Crystal Gwizdala, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of clinician
Noun
  • Then, on Sunday, Syria convened an unannounced but highly anticipated opening of the first post-revolution Parliament, with President Ahmed al-Sharaa attending.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
  • The watch party near the Garden has become a major event all through the playoffs, but with Trump attending, that event was moved a few blocks away outside the security perimeter, at Bryant Park.
    — Stephen Whyno, Fortune, 9 June 2026
Definition of attending
Noun
  • On other screens, new docs about Edward Said and Jorge Luis Borges reconstruct lives of the greats.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • As true-crime docs and procedurals frequently remind us, female serial killers are far, far harder to find than their male counterparts, so this series is already starting from a road less traveled.
    — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of doc
Noun
  • Jeffrey Millstein is an internist and regional medical director for primary and specialty care at Penn Medicine.
    — Jeffrey Millstein, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Cara developed new symptoms over the course of the summer, including unexplained vomiting, and so her parents took her to see an internist in August.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 6 June 2026
Definition of internist

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