2023 SGIM Officer and Council Election
Ballot deadline: March 28, 2023
The SGIM Nominations Committee thanks the SGIM members who nominated candidates for SGIM positions that will become available in May 2023, and commends the slate below. All eligible voters (Full and Emeritus Members valid through 2023) should have received an email notification with their voting credentials on February 27, 2023. If you did not receive your email, please check your spam folder as it may have been diverted.
Ballot Website
In accordance with SGIM’s Conflict of Interest Policy, all candidates’ disclosures have been reviewed by the Conflict of Interest Review Committee and a mitigation strategy has been determined. Please visit the ballot website for full biosketch and disclosure statements for each candidate.
2023 SGIM Nominations Committee Members: Monica Lypson (Chair), Monica Lypson, Jennifer Schmidt, Martha Gerrity, Michael Fischer, Thomas Inui, Stacy Higgins
President-Elect Candidates
Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, FACP
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Since my first southern regional meeting in 2000, SGIM has been my professional home. I have been privileged to serve in a number of roles and, if elected, would continue my service with the following initiatives:
- Support innovative approaches to increase diverse membership, participation, and meeting attendance to sustain the pathway to GIM careers. Supplement our mentoring and networking programs and leverage our new learning management system to increase and enrich the experiences of faculty, trainees, and students. Seek new resources and opportunities to increase participation in the SGIM regional and national meetings with the goal of increasing and maintaining interest in generalism and academic medicine. Consider pilot programs to support and prepare younger general internists to succeed in academic medicine.
- Advocate for sustainable careers in General Internal Medicine. Utilize strategic national partnerships to increasingly participate in the national discussion about wellness, joy and sustainability in GIM – from reimbursement, documentation, staff support and others. Pilot new pathways for member advocacy at the at the local/ regional level.
- Advocate for patient-centered care and social responsibility in the care of vulnerable, underserved, and diverse populations. Support educational, research, advocacy, and service interventions that seek to address and improve patient-centered care and care of the underserved......See ballot website for additional candidate details.
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Hollis Day , MD, MS, MHPE
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
WOW! What an honor to be nominated to run for president-elect for this great organization. SGIM has been my academic home since 1998. Our member-centric organization is passionate about many different areas: education, clinical care, research, and advocacy. I believe that we can embrace this diversity and grow cohesively to nurture the future of general internal medicine through fostering the growth of trainees/ junior faculty and wisely using the expertise and guidance of more senior members.
In times of uncertainty, I am certain about one thing: SGIM is a strong organization with a strong future. Serving as Treasurer from 2020-2022 solidified my knowledge of the strength of this organization. I saw firsthand that many years of thoughtful leadership and stewardship left us in a position to weather the pandemic. During these challenging times member commitment kept us not only afloat but thriving and leading both in our academic missions and ongoing championship of health equity. In this spirit, as president-elect I would continue to provide 1) transparent decision making, 2) thoughtful stewardship of resources not only financial but of member and staff time/effort, and 3) continued efforts to grow new benefits for our members (e.g., enhancing the use of our learning management system, expanding our efforts on general medicine fellowships, and encouraging ways the organization can assist members to integrate wellness into their professional lives). I would bring the following strengths: a strong knowledge of and dedication to SGIM; a thoughtful approach to problem‐solving; and an ability to partner and advocate within and outside the organization for issues core to our mission.....See ballot website for additional candidate details.
Treasurer-Elect Candidates
Elizabeth A. Jacobs, MD MPP
MaineHealth
Scarborough, ME
I have been attending SGIM meetings and have been a member since I was a medical resident many, many years ago. I have seen the organization evolve and grow and experience cyclical challenges in funding our mission and growth and addressing the needs of our members, particularly in challenging national political environments. I have served on many committees and commissions and in various leadership positions (see below) and have quite a breadth of understanding of SGIM and depth in some areas such as health policy, health equity, and meetings and educational offerings. I am deeply committed to our anti-racism efforts within our organization and beyond. I also have many treasured friends and colleagues whom I have met through SGIM and have such respect and admiration for SGIM’s hard-working staff and leadership.
This is why I am running for the position of treasurer. I want to see SGIM thrive and grow as an organization to continue to be a welcoming, excellent, anti-racist professional home for me, my colleagues, and many others and to support our excellent, deserving staff and leadership. If I am elected treasurer I would apply my depth and breadth of understanding of SGIM and our staff and membership’s needs and my experience managing large budgets in resource-constrained settings to contribute to excellent financial stewardship and strategic planning for our organization......See ballot website for additional candidate details.
Dan Hunt, MD, FACP
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
SGIM has been my academic professional home since 2002. SGIM provides those of us committed to the ideals of patient-centered care, generalism, and scholarship with the tools to succeed in academic medicine. I am grateful to be part of a professional community that advocates for our patients, innovates for our learners, and advances our specialty. As a Council member I will bring the perspective of a general internist with extensive experiences in private practice, safety net hospitals, major academic medical centers, and diverse educational venues. I am delighted to be nominated for Treasurer.
As the Division Director of the Emory Division of Hospital Medicine, I have the privilege of leading a group of more than 300 physicians, advanced practice providers, and administrators caring for patients in ten hospitals in Atlanta. Although my experience and expertise include clinical care, education, and mentorship, my leadership role requires detailed understanding of budgets and financial drivers in today’s healthcare environment. I collaborate closely with department and division administrators in making tough decisions to address financial challenges. I will bring this expertise and collaborative approach to the role as Treasurer of SGIM and would look forward to contributing in other ways to the Council and to SGIM. It would be incredible privilege to serve the organization in this role particularly during these challenging times.........See ballot website for additional candidate details.
Council Candidates
Elizabeth Dzeng, MD, PhD, MPH, MPhil
University of California, San Fransisco
San Fransisco, CA
It would be such an honor to serve the SGIM community as a Council member. I am tremendously grateful for SGIM’s central role in my career and the innumerable opportunities, community, and inspiration that SGIM has provided me with. I would cherish the opportunity to be able to give back to SGIM by helping to advance its mission, values, and goals. My perspectives as a hospitalist and multidisciplinary health equity, bioethics, and social science researcher equip me well to serve SGIM’s diverse community. If elected, I look forward to supporting SGIM’s existing priorities as well as championing additional initiatives including:
• Health equity and anti-racism: SGIM is a forward-thinking organization and one that has always been dedicated to health equity and social justice. I look forward to working with SGIM to continue advancing and integrating equity, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism across all its programming. I see further opportunities to bring a greater equity focus to SGIM’s policy and advocacy work.
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Wei Wei Lee, MD, MPH
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
I am a medical education leader with expertise in physician and trainee well-being, professional development, telehealth education and the impact of technology on the patient-doctor relationship. SGIM has shaped my career through impactful mentorship, educational and leadership opportunities. My current roles on the SGIM education committee and as an associate editor for JGIM have deepened my appreciation for the engagement, creativity, and grit of the SGIM community.
As general internists continue to grapple with the impact of health disparities on vulnerable patients, racism in medical education and high rates of physician burnout, I hope to have the opportunity to apply my passion and expertise in medical education and program development to help SGIM address these issues. In the coming years, I would like to see SGIM enhance advocacy efforts to address inequities and bias in medicine, as well as collaborate with other leading medical organizations to address systemic drivers of physician distress. I also aspire to help augment SGIM’s internal diversity, equity, and inclusion work and focus on efforts to strengthen the GIM community. As a council member, I would embrace the opportunity to work with SGIM leadership to create an invigorating professional home for academic generalists......See ballot website for additional candidate details.
Christopher Terndrup, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
I am elated to have the opportunity to serve the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) as a council member. SGIM is my home. Everything about the people, mission and academic prowess of our nation’s most impactful General Internists make me optimistic for the future of healthcare in the United States. If elected to Council, I will help carry SGIM into the future. We have seen such rapid change in recent years, and we must prepare for advanced digital healthcare provision, expanded understanding of social determinants of health, and increased individualization of medical education. In that light, I hope to help SGIM organize for this future- members will need better understanding of SGIM leadership structure to access appropriate leaders as we advance healthcare across this complex schema. I would like to see SGIM redistribute efforts, from commissions and interest groups down to the selection of clinical updates and symposia, to help us prepare for a healthcare system with increased specialization, while simultaneously keeping the goals of general internists integrated across our goals of patient care, education, and research. My time with SGIM, along with my education and early career, has helped me understand these needs and prepared me to serve as council member.......See ballot website for additional candidate details.
Matthew Tuck, MD, MEd, FACP
George Washington University
Washington, DC
I hope to build on the successes I have had as Chair of the National Program Committee and Academic Hospitalist Commission in cultivating the content, programming and membership for academic generalists. This includes building a welcoming and diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for our membership and the patients we serve. With your support, I plan to extend these achievements to assure that SGIM continues to meet the needs of and be viewed as the professional home for academic generalists.
.....See ballot website for additional candidate details.