In This Month's Issue

This mid-summer issue of SGIM Forum offers an educational potpourri. In this issue, Jani writes about Reflejos, an arts and humanities online publication, for which she served as editor. Eric Bass, SGIM CEO, and Rita Lee, chair of the 2021 Annual Meeting Program Committee, reflect on a successful virtual annual meeting. Mulligan, et al, summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of block grants, discussed at a LEAHP scholars journal club. Schmidt, et al, offer documentation tips to meet both patient needs and new CMS documentation requirements. Buell, et al, explains assessment of residents’ interest in performing procedures and implications for educational curricular planning. Le, et al, share high-yield insights on POCUS usage in evaluating patients with COVID-19. Finally, Levine recommends Closing the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine, a timely book that features contributions from members of the SGIM Women and Medicine Commission. Maybe the July Effect is just us revving our (learning) engines!

From the Editor

Climbing Ladders or Swinging on Monkey Bars: Different Options for Career Advancement

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

The Hybrid General Internist: A Novel Solution to Declining Interest in Primary Care

Rae Witt, MD; Jana Wardian, PhD, MSW; Victoria Kennel, PhD; Jennifer Parker, MD; Chelsea Navarrette, MD
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Expectations and Champions Matter in Medicine

Deborah M. Oyeyemi, MD
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The Square Peg Dilemma: Belonging in a Conformist World

Sanjay A. Patel, MD, FACP, SFHM
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Other Articles

Atypical Presentation of Bacterial Meningitis

Jacob Scribner, DO; Vishnu Ilineni, MD
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Why Is Feedback Different? A Case for Direct Observation of Verbal Feedback

Vincent Raikhel, MD; Jeffrey Redinger, MD
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Q & A on the American Heart Association’s Scientific Statement on the Role of Primary Care in Achieving Life’s Essential 8

Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; Madeline R. Sterling, MD, MPH, MS, FAHA; Jeremy Sussman, MD, MSc
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From Ideas to Action: Advancing Advocacy and Action at the 2025 Annual Meeting (#SGIM25)

Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, MACP, President, SGIM
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The Hybrid General Internist: A Novel Solution to Declining Interest in Primary Care

Rae Witt, MD; Jana Wardian, PhD, MSW; Victoria Kennel, PhD; Jennifer Parker, MD; Chelsea Navarrette, MD
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Networking and Bridge-Building: Keys to Going Far in Academic Medicine

Sherine Salib, MD, MRCP, FACP
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