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

Why Physicians Are Declining Additional Duties Outside of Clinical Care

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

Changing the General Internist’s Approach to Autism Spectrum Disorder

Madeline Eckenrode, MD; Emily Nations Bufkin, MD; Kristen Ann Ehrenberger, MD, PhD; Kylie Cullinan, MD; Carlie Stein Somerville, MD
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Society of General Internal Medicine Announces Its 2025 Award and Grant Recipients

Taylor Smith, MPS, Senior Social Media and Communications Specialist, SGIM
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Other Articles

Perspectives on the Internal Medicine Sub-internship

Nabeel Akhtar, MD, MEd
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Q & A on the New Quality Family Planning Guidelines

Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; Sonya Borrero, MD, MS
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The Keys to SGIM’s Success Over the Past 50 Years

David Karlson, PhD
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Levity through Fiction: A Low Stakes Approach of Teaching Failure in Medical Education

Christopher R. Simmons, MD, PhD
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Creating Positive Change through Connection and Collaboration in Academic General Internal Medicine

Cecilia Scholcoff, MD, MPH; Amy H. Farkas, MD, MS; Carol Sprague, MD
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Crafting Your Teaching Philosophy: Five Essential Elements to Describe Your Purpose, Practice, and Progress

Madeline Rodriguez, MD; Yihan Yang, MD, MHS, MedEd; Tanya Nikiforova, MD, MS; David M. Callender, MD, MPH, FACP
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