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

Featured Column

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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Unlocking Potential and Building a Personal Career Blueprint: Leveraging the Power of a Professional Society

Naseema Merchant, MD; Kathryn Jobbins, DO, MS
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Other Articles

Statin Initiation in HIV-Positive Patients: Utility of the REPRIEVE Trial

Aprotim C. Bhowmik, MD, MPH, EdM
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Rethinking Primary Care: Advancing Holistic Care through a Diabetes-Focused Clinic

Dheepa Sekar, MD; Anna Kho, MD
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Teaching IDD and Neurodiversity: Implementation Strategy and Lessons Learned

Emily Nations Bufkin, MD; Olivia Fox; Ashley Smith, MD; Debra Caudy, MD; Kylie Cullinan, MD
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Pivot with Purpose: Achieving Goals amid Uncertainty

Claire Ciarkowski, MD, SFHM; Eve A. Kerr, MD, MPH, MACP; Cynthia Chuang, MD, MSc
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My Past and the Year Ahead: Our Journey Together

Mark D. Schwartz, MD President, SGIM
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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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