*March 30 is for pre-courses.
Main conference begins March 31.
A collaborative community where hospital medicine grows stronger.
From increasing workloads and evolving patient safety concerns to the growing role of AI in healthcare, hospitalists are seeking practical insights to address today’s biggest challenges and drive meaningful improvements at their institutions. SHM Converge brings together leading experts in hospital medicine and thousands of hospitalists nationwide to share the latest evidence, best practices, and innovative solutions.
Come with your biggest challenges and leave with actionable knowledge, proven strategies, and valuable connections that empower you to improve patient care, strengthen your team, and advance your institution.
2027 schedule coming soon!
Early Bird
Lock in early bird pricing now through January 27, 2027 and save $200!
You’re building the foundation for a career in hospital medicine, and Converge is here to help you take the next step. Gain essential clinical knowledge, build meaningful connections, and explore opportunities designed specifically for residents, including an exclusive resident lunch and networking event on the first full day, skills workshops for residents and students, scientific abstract competitions, and a dedicated early-career track.
As you begin your journey in hospital medicine, SHM is here to support your growth. Take advantage of the early-career track, clinical updates, and hands-on workshops designed to expand your skills and confidence. Attending your first Converge? Be sure to join the new member networking breakfast on the first full day.
Hospital medicine continues to evolve and so does your role within it. Converge helps you stay ahead of emerging trends, new technologies, and evolving challenges while recognizing the expertise you bring to the field. Expand your knowledge through cutting-edge sessions, connect with peers, and continue advancing your practice.
Leading teams and managing multiple sites comes with unique challenges. Converge offers dedicated leadership programming, special interest group opportunities, and expert-led panels designed to support your growth as a leader. Discover new strategies, connect with fellow leaders, and explore opportunities to get involved as a speaker or contributor at Converge events.
First-Time Attendees
Get ready for three unforgettable days packed with inspiring content, lifelong connections, and experiences that will stay with you. By the end, you’ll be wondering why you didn’t attend sooner!
Pre-Courses
Converge Pre-Courses, Tuesday, March 30, allow you to choose from immersive half- and full-day learning experiences designed for collaboration and practical skill development on topics that matter most to you.
Annual Committee
The people behind the content. They gather feedback directly from attendees, understand the needs of the community, and transform those insights into a valuable experience.
Course Director
Emory University, GA
Assistant Course Director
Jefferson, PA
Event Partners
Converge provides a unique opportunity to meet and speak with hospitalists practicing in health systems nationwide. You meet a full array from frontline hospitalists to medical directors and C-Suite leaders.
FAQ
Find quick answers about registration, schedule, & what to expect before attending the conference.
No matter where you are in your career journey, SHM Converge is designed for you. From students and residents to seasoned hospital medicine professionals, attendees will encounter education, networking, and innovative ideas that support growth at every professional stage.
No, SHM Converge 2027 will take place in-person only.
The full educational schedule is on our website here and a printable version can be found here.
Yes, most sessions will be recorded. Sessions that are being recorded are noted as “On Demand” on the schedule. Maximize your value with our most popular package including On Demand with recordings of over 115 sessions + 6 sessions that are exclusive to On Demand, all of which can be access and claimed for credit for up to three years! Visit the registration page for more information.
On Demand is available to registrants through the Full Converge Experience (Main Conference + On Demand access through 2030) option. Take advantage of the best rates by adding On Demand to your registration prior to arriving on-site. View all registration options here.
Community Voices
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“It’s a great opportunity to get updates in hospital medicine and latest guidelines and to connect with people. It’s the place to speak and share knowledge on things we are implementing in our hospital.”
Member since 2016
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“I was blown away with my first conference. The people, community, and seeing everyone here. The meeting is highly educational and you get to see people coming together as one hospitalist group.”
Member since 2020
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“It’s nice to meet your fellow hospitalists across the country and realize we all have similar problems and find the solutions together.”
Member since 2015
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“My experience at Converge has been fantastic. It is an opportunity to come together as colleagues to build community around some of their complex challenges that we face day-to-day.”
Member since 2021
Stay tuned for the complete 2027 track updates.
The Early-Career hospitalist track is designed for new hospitalists, resident physicians, and medical students interested in pursuing a career in hospital medicine. Included sessions focus on preparing and inspiring future hospitalist leaders with a mix of clinical and career planning topics.
These sessions will focus on health policy development and implementation, with highlights of federal legislative and regulatory programs and processes that impact hospital medicine. Sessions also focus on how all hospitalists can engage in advocacy efforts for their communities and their colleagues.
Content in this track covers current and emerging technologies in hospital medicine, featuring talks on how artificial intelligence is impacting the field by innovating care delivery, practice efficiency, patient safety, and provider and patient experience.
Current or aspiring leaders will find topics in this track related to the varied aspects of leading in the hospital. These talks and workshops are full of practical tips to boost your leadership acumen. Sessions are highly engaging and delivered by hospital medicine leaders who are committed to developing future leaders and drive the specialty forward.
This track provides information about the cognitive processes used by clinicians to assess, diagnose, and treat patients. Sessions are focused on utilizing traditional and advanced approaches to achieve diagnostic excellence. The role of artificial intelligence in this space is also explored in this track.
This combined track is for hospitalists who have interest in academic medicine, teaching, research, and scholarship. Hospitalists in any setting interested in research or education, development of tools or techniques to improve their teaching and scholarship would benefit from attending sessions in this track. Sessions are typically delivered by expert faculty engaged in multifaceted faculty development and educating a diverse type of learner at a variety of levels.
NEW! The new Arts, Wellness, & Humanities track explores the intersection of hospital medicine and human experience. It uses storytelling, creative writing, visual arts, and ethics to help doctors prevent burnout, build empathy, and connect deeply with their patients, especially as we work to retain authenticity in our communication, as artificial intelligence incorporates into our workflow. For Converge 2027, we have new sessions focused on “Taking humor seriously” and “Building a culture of kindness.” We are excited to host a workshop on narrative medicine and storytelling.
This track is designed for hospitalists committed to advancing healthcare value by delivering high-quality, evidence-based care while reducing unnecessary costs. Sessions will highlight practical strategies — from eliminating low-value practices to implementing shared quality improvement initiatives — that empower hospitalists to reduce waste, optimize resource use, and improve patient outcomes. Participants will gain tools to apply evidence-based medicine not only in individual practice but also across groups and facilities to meaningfully impact value and cost.
Expert clinicians and educators deliver evidence-based updates from the literature in topic areas relevant to hospitalists. These high-value and high-impact sessions provide information to hospitalists that they can apply immediately in clinical practice.
These sessions will address healthcare disparities and provide tools and strategies to foster inclusive excellence. Sessions will focus on both caring for diverse populations as well as equity and advocacy for hospitalists and their organizations.
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are integral to hospital medicine, contributing to high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-centered care. This track will examine evidence-based approaches to NP/PA practice, including models of utilization, interprofessional collaboration, and strategies to optimize outcomes.
Hospitalists are optimally situated to provide palliative care to their patients. This track gives you tools to optimize your care of patients who would benefit from palliative care during or following their hospitalization.
Patients and their support systems are an important part of our care teams. This track provides strategies to improve the experience of patients/caregivers and communicate effectively across the care team.
The Pediatric track offers a variety of clinical and systems-based topics. This track will feature sessions including clinical topics as well as Things We Do for No Reason and Updates (Top 10 Articles) in topics important to those caring for children.
These sessions provide learners with evidence-based practices in perioperative medicine, focusing on preoperative risk assessment and optimization as well as postoperative management strategies, delivered by leading experts in the field. At Converge 2027, the track augments the Perioperative Medicine Pre-course.
The unique Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) track is designed to provide cutting-edge educational content on POCUS use by adult and pediatric hospitalists, regardless of current skill level. Didactics and workshops will be delivered by national and international POCUS experts. The content will encompass both diagnostic and procedural POCUS applications, and faculty will guide you through engaging presentations to help you build your diagnostic acumen and technical skills.
The importance of organizational infrastructure related to the practice of hospital medicine is well recognized, and information in this area continues to accumulate. System and organization-driven metrics are discussed in this track, and sessions describe methods to optimize your hospital medicine group’s practice and performance.
Given the importance of quality and patient safety in the delivery of healthcare, the Quality track is offered to address the imperatives around development and implementation of improvement efforts in the hospital. Sessions address system-wide and hospitalist-driven efforts, and the impact of AI is discussed.
Featuring something for everyone, these are extended length sessions (90 minutes) held in smaller round-table settings for attendees to engage in a more interactive learning environment. Workshops span a breadth of areas and are more focused on skill building in group settings with interactive exercises driven by faculty who are experts and leaders in those skill areas.
Hospitalists are expanding their clinical expertise beyond traditional inpatient settings to deliver comprehensive care across the continuum. These sessions will equip attendees with evidence-based strategies for implementing, optimizing, and sustaining hospital-at-home programs and post-acute care transitions.
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