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

Horseshoe or Magnet? Outstanding Leaders Are Better Magnets

Michael Landry, MD, MSc, FACP Editor in Chief, SGIM Forum
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Featured Column

Evolving Professional Role Identity and Health System Science for Primary Care Trainees: A Multi-Institutional Qualitative Study

Deepa Rani Nandiwada, MD, MSME; Erik X. Tan, MD; Zoe Barbati, MD; Jennifer Kogan, MD
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The Coaching Confidence Myth—And a Simple Fix for Immediate Improvement

Cara Hale Alter
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Stand Up for Medical Advocacy: This Is Our Lane

Andy Young, DO; Saloni Maharaj, MD; Anna Kho, MD
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Other Articles

Q & A on Reimagining an Advocacy Hill Day for SGIM’s 2026 Annual Meeting

Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; Thaddeus R. Salmon, MD; Avik Chatterjee, MD, MPH
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Reflections on the Unique Value of SGIM

Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH
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Ask An Ethicist: Managing Challenging Conversations Surrounding Brain Death

Holland Kaplan, MD; Zackary Berger, MD, PhD; Lubna Khawaja, MD
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From Off-Label to Unlabeled Prescribing: A Dangerous New Trend?

Richard Silbert, MD; Amirala S. Pasha, DO, JD
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SGIM’s Stand on the Health of Incarcerated People: Expanding Medicaid to Incarcerated Individuals

Justin Berk, MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FASAM; Benjamin Howell, MD, MPH, MHS; Toby Terwilliger, MD; Laura Hawks, MD, MPH
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A Society of General Internal Medicine Position Statement on Expanding Medicaid Coverage to Incarcerated Individuals, 2025

Prepared by Laura Hawks, Benjamin A. Howell, Justin Berk, Toby Terwilliger on behalf of Incarceration, Health, and Justice Interest Group and Health Policy Committee and the Society of General Internal Medicine
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