Society of Hospital Medicine
Josh Boswell currently serves as the Chief Legal Officer and Director of Government Relations & Policy at the Society of Hospital Medicine, a position held since June 2010. Prior experience includes serving as General Counsel and Director of Government Relations at the same organization, as well as working as an Associate at Scott I. Fegley P.C. from August 2009 to May 2010. Josh Boswell began career in the Pennsylvania State Senate from January 2000 to August 2005 as a Legislative Assistant and also held the role of Legal Assistant at the University of Pittsburgh from August 1998 to January 2000. Josh Boswell earned a Juris Doctor degree from Ohio Northern University—Claude W. Pettit College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh.
Society of Hospital Medicine
The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) exists to promote exceptional care for hospitalized patients. SHM is a medical society comprised of over 15,000 hospitalists, including physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and practice managers. It is estimated that there are more than 52,000 hospitalist physicians, who specialize in the practice of hospital medicine, delivering comprehensive medical care to hospitalized patients. The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) was originally founded in 1998 as the National Association of Inpatient Physicians and in 2003 it became the Society of Hospital Medicine. SHM has grown tremendously, and has achieved many milestones leading to the ongoing increase in the number of practicing hospitalists. From publishing the nation's first and only peer-reviewed journal for hospital medicine, Journal of Hospital Medicine, to providing the nation's largest conference for hospital medicine and offering award-winning quality improvement programs, SHM continues to be devoted to the hospital medicine movement. As hospital medicine continues to be the fastest growing medical specialty in the history of medicine and continues to evolve rapidly, SHM remains committed to promoting the highest level of quality care for hospitalized patients.