Emergence of pediatric hospital medicine: A novel subspecialty in the Middle East

Jaidev Nath; Yousra Ghoweba

doi:10.23950/jcmk/11227

Emergence of pediatric hospital medicine: A novel subspecialty in the Middle East

Jaidev Nath ¹ ^* , Yousra Ghoweba ¹

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¹ Pediatric Department, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai, UAE
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J CLIN MED KAZ, Volume 18, Issue 5, pp. 4-5. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/11227

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ABSTRACT

In this article, we give an overview of the hospital medicine model, which has recently been adopted by multiple healthcare systems. We will focus particularly on how pediatric facilities can transition to the pediatric hospital medicine model and reap its benefits.

Keywords: Pediatrics, Hospital Medicine, Transition

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Nath J, Ghoweba Y. Emergence of pediatric hospital medicine: A novel subspecialty in the Middle East. J CLIN MED KAZ. 2021;18(5):4-5. https://doi.org/10.23950/jcmk/11227

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