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Task Forces and Work Groups

Task Forces and Workgroups also play vital roles in fulfilling the Society's mission and supporting its members.

1. TASK FORCES: conduct substantive, on-going Council initiatives that intersect with at least two core missions and have representation from the relevant core mission committees. All task forces, like committees, report to Council.

   Academic Hospitalist
   Contact: Vikas Parekh, MD
                 Bradley Sharpe, MD
   Created in response to the needs of hospitalists already within the Society and those who are looking for expanded academic opportunities, the task force is committed to supporting the community of scholars dedicated to the care of hospitalized patients. By providing the necessary tools to succeed in academia, the Academic Hospitalist Task Force hopes to develop the essential space and resources within SGIM for the creation of a professional home for hospitalists.

   Disparities
   Contact: Arleen Brown, MD, PhD
                Jada Bussey-Jones, MD
   The SGIM Task Force on Health Disparities provides SGIM with the opportunity to examine the specific role the organization can play in eliminating health disparities by focusing on its strengths as an organization concerned with research, education, and patient care in primary care internal medicine.  In 2008, the Task Force created A Train the Trainer Guide to assist in teaching disparities in the clinical setting, beyond the clinical setting, and in community involvement and social justice.  For information on the upcoming Disparities Education Symposium (November 7, 2009 in Boston), click HERE.

   EBM
   Contact: Elizabeth Allen, MD
   The Society of General Internal Medicine has fostered the growth of the Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) movement through workshops at its national and regional meetings and through the support of interest groups and task forces related to EBM. With the encouragement and a grant from the Sergei S. Zlinkoff Foundation for Medical Education, SGIM began work. To find our more about the current activities of the committee please visit their extensive website

   The EBM TF is looking for new members interested in advancing the field of EBM. We are seeking nominations for 3 new candidates to serve on the TF from May 2005 - May 2008. If you are interested in joining the TF, please see the EBM web page for instructions on how to submit your name for consideration.

   Geriatrics
   Contact: Brent Williams, MD
   The Geriatrics Task Force is committed to providing SGIM members with multiple opportunities to learn about the care of elderly patients through career development and teaching at the annual meeting, the promotion of the measurement and evaluation of geriatric competencies for medical trainees, and the promotion of clinical care, teaching, and research related to overlapping responsibilities of hospitalists and ambulatory care physicians related to the care of older patients.  The GTF oversees most geriatrics-related projects within SGIM, including the Distinguished Professor in Geriatrics program at the annual meeting.

   Women's Health
   Contact:  Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS
   The Women's Health task force serves as a resource for members interested in promoting women's health and facilitates communication between four interest groups related to women's health. It enables SGIM members to collaborate, network, promote faculty development, provide educational opportunities, and work to improve women's health.  Each year the task force coordinates for the Annual Meeting the Distinguished Professor of Women's Health and the Women's Health abstract and workshop awards.

    

2. WORK GROUPS: substantive but time-limited Council initiatives that intersect primarily with one core mission and include representation from relevant core mission committee. Work groups report to the relevant committee chair and do not have a Council liaison.

   VA
   Contact: Jeff Whittle, MD, MPH

   PCMH Workgroup

   Contact: Gregory Rouan, MD

   This group will serve as a key resource within SGIM to further understand current models proposed by PCMH, disseminate current knowledge about PCMH and innovate practice redesign work around PCMH. The Workgroup will aim to ensure that SGIM has a prominent national leadership role in fostering the PCMH and serve as SGIM’s go-to group for internal SGIM activities related to the PCMH, and will keep a record of these activities and any external contacts related to each activity. 

    

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