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

Forum Philosophy: Where Every Voice Matters

Megan McNamara, MD, MS; Alia Chisty, MD, MS Co-Editors-in-Chief, SGIM Forum
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Featured Column

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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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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Other Articles

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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Mentorship and Sponsorship in Challenging Times

Mitchell D. Feldman, MD, MPhil, FACP
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Strategic Governance: How SGIM Council Is Navigating Change

Carlos Estrada, MD, MS, FACP President, SGIM
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Forging the Future: Giving to SGIM Should Not Wait

Hollis D. Day, MD, MS, MHPE; Elizabeth D. Davey, MBA; Patrick G. O’Connor, MD, MPH, MACP
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The Power of Being Present at the Bedside: A Resident-Attending Call for Action

Lara Kim Rotter, MD, PhD; Naseema B. Merchant, MD
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