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Hospitalist CMO honored as Senior Fellow
April 6, 2010
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) has announced that Dr. Robert W. Harrington, Jr., Chief Medical Officer of Locum Leaders is among the more than 150 hospitalists nationwide who have earned the inaugural designation of Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine (SFHM).
This class of SFHM designees represents hospital medicine's experienced leaders. To be designated as a Senior Fellow in Hospital Medicine, an applicant must:
- Serve as a hospitalist for at least five years.
- Be a member of SHM for at least five years.
- Demonstrate their dedication to quality and process improvement, commitment to organizational teamwork and leadership, as well as lifelong learning and education.
"Our new SFHM designees combine the innovation and experience that make hospital medicine such a vital and visionary medical specialty," said SHM's CEO, Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM. "We hope that hospitals and communities will join us in congratulating these individuals in their leadership, experience and service to improving patient care in the hospital."
Dr. Harrington is the only hospitalist Chief Medical Officer at a national locum tenens staffing firm. Locum Leaders specializes in physician temporary staffing, known as locum tenens, and is a national leader in hospital medicine recruitment and placement.
"As one of the fastest growing recruiting firms for hospitalist jobs, Locum Leaders benefits from Dr. Harrington's vision and leadership," said Will Drescher, Locum Leaders CEO. "He is a big part of our success and we are proud of his accomplishments in hospital medicine."
Dr. Harrington will be inducted in the inaugural class of Senior Fellows at SHM's annual meeting in Washington, DC on April 10, 2010. Locum Leaders will also exhibit at the event at booth number 431.
