The Modern Hospitalist
Merging the Art, Business, and Science of Medicine
$41.34
- Paperback
250 pages
- Release Date
27 October 2026
Summary
A practicing hospitalist reflects on the challenges of modern medicine—and the moments that make it worthwhile.
Every shift in hospital medicine brings decisions that matter to patients, to teams, and to the person making the call. In The Modern Hospitalist, Dr. Andrew Parks shares stories from the front lines of care—sleepless nights, unexpected breakthroughs, and the everyday work of showing up in a system that doesn’t always make it easy.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798891883437 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Andrew Parks |
| Publisher: | Advantage Media Group |
| Imprint: | Advantage Media Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 250 |
| Release Date: | 27 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 341g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
“The physicians who will thrive in the years ahead are those who can adapt alongside the accelerating changes in healthcare and technology without losing sight of the human side of medicine. In The Modern Hospitalist, Dr. Parks speaks directly to that need, offering early-career physicians a practical and meaningful roadmap for navigating modern practice with insight, resilience, and purpose.”
— Brett A. Oliver, MD
Chief Medical Information Officer, Baptist Healthcare System, Inc.
“The Modern Hospitalist offers an articulate and pragmatically oriented synthesis of contemporary inpatient practice—one that accurately characterizes the clinical complexity of hospital medicine while providing an actionable framework for professional sustainability. Drawing together the art of caregiving, the science of clinical reasoning, and the operational and financial realities that influence outcomes, Dr. Andrew Parks delineates a cohesive approach that advances judgment, interdisciplinary communication, and physician leadership at both the bedside and the system level. Supported by experience-informed narrative, evidence-based concepts, and structured reflection questions that promote application to practice, this is an essential read for hospitalists and for any clinician committed to high-reliability care, collaborative team performance, and leadership at the bedside and across teams.”
— Isaac J. Myers, II, MD
Chief Health Integration Officer, Baptist Health System; President, Baptist Health Medical Group
“Parks does an excellent job of highlighting the convoluted inequities in our healthcare system. He does this without judgement but with a meticulous assessment of reality. We all need to read what Parks has to say so that we can truly understand the present and be prepared to redirect the future.”
— Sally Tassani
President, The Strategy Forums
Andrew Parks
Dr. Andrew Parks is a board-certified internist practicing hospital medicine in Corbin, Kentucky. He earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine and is affiliated with Baptist Health Medical Group.
With professional interests spanning process improvement, EMR efficiency, and systems-based practice, Dr. Parks brings a grounded perspective to medical education and inpatient leadership. He writes and teaches at the intersection of personal values, team culture, and real-world complexity in modern healthcare.
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