Making the most out of what is left of residency

I'm in a similar boat, im in family medicine and want to be a hospitalist. I am scared because I don't think I will graduate with adequate inpatient experience...I have barely seen any hospital patients my 2nd year, and it's been over a year since I have a ward rotation, which made me feel rusty having to re-learn the ins and outs of the floor. All of this is starting to freak me out, and makes me afraid of being out in the real world.

I was thinking of doing my last elective with an inpatient rotation, but other than that, I dunno what to do to make my residency give me more hospital time. Part of me wants to be out of the clinic and focus on 2-3 more months on straight hospital medicine. However, that is unrealistic. I know it's too late to try for a hospitalist fellowship. I was thinking about moonlighting(if I could find a way to get it approved), but like mentioned, maybe that isn't the best option.

I feel stuck...part of me is getting depressed that I chose the wrong field, the past year I was thinking of switching but realized it's better to finish it out. Ugh.

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Making the most out of what is left of residency