In This Month's Issue

Welcome to the September issue of SGIM Forum! In this issue, SGIM President Mark Schwartz reflects on his night in a neighborhood movie theatre, when he and his wife responded to the question “Is there a doctor here?” Eric Bass, SGIM CEO, discusses the successes of the annual meeting, and Anne Hust and colleagues discuss what they learned during the ACLGIM Hess Institute meeting. Ebrahim Barkoudah examines the parallels between the Age of Enlightenment and AI, the Medical Education Committee highlights innovative articles in undergraduate medical education, and Eddie Reyes Bruno shares insights regarding rural healthcare and referrals. Additionally, Roger Badgett recommends strategies for protecting one’s intellectual property, and Jessica Chambers shares her experiences with loss and grieving during residency training. 

From the Editor

Featured Column

Grounding in Purpose, Flourishing in Leadership: Reflections on the 2026 ACLGIM Leon Hess Management Training and Leadership Institute

Kate Hust, MD, MPH; David Callender, MD, MPH
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Other Articles

The 2026 SGIM Update in Medical Education: Undergraduate Medical Education Studies to Get You Thinking

Elisa M. Sottile, MD; Katherine A. Gielissen, MD; Amy H. Farkas, MD; Cornelia Charles, MD; Manasa Ayyala, MD
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Portrait of the Doctor as a Young Woman

Jessica Chambers, MD, MPH
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Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Insights from a Recent Study

Robert G. Badgett, MD
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Reflections on the 2026 SGIM Annual Meeting

Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; Amanda S. Mixon, MD, MS, MSPH; Eric Yudelevich Blumrosen, MD, MS; Carlos Estrada, MD
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Running toward the Fire: The Soul of General Internal Medicine

Mark D. Schwartz, MD President, SGIM
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