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

Why We Gather— And Why It Matters

Mark D. Schwartz, MD President, SGIM
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Clinical Reasoning for Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Consider GI Amyloidosis When You See the Atypical

Robert Ledford, MD, FACP; Charles Cavalaris, MD; Riley Ostdiek, MD; Shreya Narayanan, MD
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The Coaching Confidence Myth—And a Simple Fix for Immediate Improvement

Cara Hale Alter
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Go and Listen to the People: A Case for “Narrative Street Medicine”

Brina Ratangee, MA; Suha Arshad, BA; Vaishnavi Tetali, BS; Jaya Khullar; Divya Tase
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Cultivating Joy and Meaning in Hospital Medicine: A Qualitative Study of Hospitalists’ Experiences

John Msaddi; James Austin Follett, MD; Shanu Gupta, MD, SFHM
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