Olatunde Idowu, M.D. of WellStar Cobb and WellStar Paulding's Hospital Medicine Service has earned the Fellow in Hospital Medicine (FHM) designation for the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). He was inducted as a fellow at SHM's annual meeting in San Diego, Cali. on April 3, 2012.
The FHM credential is a key component in professional development for hospitalists. To be designated as a FHM, a hospitalist must:
- Serve as a hospitalist for at least five years
- Be a member of SHM for at least three years
- Demonstrate their dedication to quality, process improvement, commitment to organizational teamwork, leadership, and lifelong learning
"As a part of a rapidly expanding medical specialty, the best hospitalists in the country are using the FHM designation to better distinguish their expertise and commitment to hospital medicine," said SHM's CEO, Larry Wellikson, M.D., SFHM. "We hope that hospitals and communities will join us in congratulating these individuals in their achievement and their service to improving patient care in the hospital."
