In This Month's Issue

In this issue, Lypson, SGIM President, looks back to reflect on the value of SGIM membership and community during the first-ever virtual live SGIM Annual Meeting in April 2021. Leung, SGIM Forum Editor in Chief, also looks back, asking members to continue sharing their #MyFirstSGIM experiences and how they came to call SGIM their professional home. Bass, CEO of SGIM, and Lypson look forward together to describe how SGIM Council, Committees, and Commissions develop and set their priorities for the upcoming year.

Jetton announces the #SGIM21 award winners, while Lee, et al., feature wisdom and inspiration from several education award winners. Award acceptance videos can also be viewed here: https://connect.sgim.org/annualmeeting/2021-awards.

Additionally, an essay from associate member Min, this issue's article of the month, speaks of loss during patient care. An essay from Terasaki offers first-hand perspective of methadone disposition for hospitalized patients. Redinger, et al., survey their interns and residents on preferences for virtual case conferences during COVID-19. Finally, Brown, et al., write up a case report of a rare disease, a neuroimmunological disorder presenting with symptoms of autonomic dysfunction.

From the Editor

Leaving a Legacy: Reflections from a Program Director

Alia Chisty, MD, MS
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Featured Column

Beyond Precepting: Using Longitudinal Clinic Coaching to Strengthen Ambulatory Education

Jessica Valente, MD, MPH; Christina Rinaldi, DO; Jeffrey Alexander, MD; Stephanie Myers, MD; Donna Williams, MD
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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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Society of General Internal Medicine Announces Award and Grant Recipients from the 2026 Annual Meeting

Francine Jetton, MA, CAE, Senior Director of Communications & Publications, SGIM
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Other Articles

Did You Know?

Michael Landry, MD, MSc, FACP; Taylor Wise, MPS; Francine Jetton, MA, CAE
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DETERMINING SGIM PRIORITIES FOR 2023-24

Martha S. Gerrity, MD, MPH, PhD, FACP, President, SGIM
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COMPREHENSIVE WOMEN’S HEALTH CARE: RECOGNIZING THE ROLE OF GENERAL INTERNISTS

Jennifer L. Michener, MD; David A. Hirsh, MD; Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, MD, MS; Deborah Gomez Kwolek, MD
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STRENGTHENING PERSONAL NETWORKS THROUGH IN-PERSON INTERACTIONS

Jennifer L. Michener, MD
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SGIM23 ANNUAL MEETING PHOTOS

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RETHINKING CONFERENCE TRAVEL THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENTAL LENS

Richard Silbert, MD
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