Progress Notes

Leo Motter, MD, and Dan Langsdale, BA, share a behind-the-scenes artistic view of hospital medicine, from how hospitalists navigate through the hospital, handle burnout and hospital food, and deal with patients.

The illusion of observation status

Published in the April 2017 issue of Today’s Hospitalist 

Progress notes - april 2017

The hospital labyrinth

cafeteria labyrinth

A behind-the-scenes artistic view of hospital medicine. Leo Motter, MD, and Dan Langsdale, BA, tackle a variety of stressors, successes and everyday occurrences seen on hospital wards. See all Progress Notes here.

Published in the March 2019 issue of Today’s Hospitalist

Thanksgiving in the ER

thanskgiving-ED

A behind-the-scenes artistic view of hospital medicine. This month’s retrospective focuses on Thanksgiving in the ED. Leo Motter, MD, and Dan Langsdale, BA, tackle a variety of stressors, successes and everyday occurrences seen on hospital wards. See all Progress Notes here.

Published in the November/December 2022 issue of Today’s Hospitalist

A capital idea

hospital patients

Published in the October 2018 issue of Today’s Hospitalist

Take a look at some other Progress Notes: these cartoon commentaries written by a hospitalist take a unique look at sources of frustration in hospital medicine, from burnout and observation status to interactions with other specialties.

The parade of disability

cartoon highlighting medical help and parade of disability

Published in the July 2019 issue of Today’s Hospitalist

Are some patients who need disability going without?

Leo Motter, MD, and Dan Langsdale, BA, share a behind-the-scenes artistic view of hospital medicine. See all Progress Notes here.

Denial: an essential part of every pandemic

comix-denial

A behind-the-scenes artistic view of hospital medicine. This month’s retrospective focuses on members of society who are in pandemic denial. Leo Motter, MD, and Dan Langsdale, BA, tackle a variety of stressors, successes and everyday occurrences seen on hospital wards. See all Progress Notes here.

pandemic-denial

Published in the January/February 2022 issue of Today’s Hospitalist

Hospital medicine conference 2020

pleasure

A behind-the-scenes artistic view of hospital medicine. Leo Motter, MD, and Dan Langsdale, BA, tackle a variety of stressors, successes and everyday occurrences seen on hospital wards. See all Progress Notes here.

SHM conference

The physical exam by specialty

Published in the February 2017 issue of Today’s Hospitalist 

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How do YOU plan 
to spend your holiday?

Published in the December 2017 issue of Today’s Hospitalist

Burnout and its solutions

Published in the August 2018 issue of Today’s Hospitalist