	Early Rate Nov 5 - Dec 26	Standard Rate Dec 27 - Jan 16	Late/Onsite Rate Begins Jan 17
Faculty/Health Professional	$190 member / $215 non-member	$205 member / $240 non-member	$230 member / $260 non-member
Trainee*	$52 member / $72 non-member	$62 member / $77 non-member	$73 member / $88 non-member

*Trainee designation includes fellows, residents, and medical students.

Registration fees cover continental breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages on Saturday, January 24th.
All attendees, including speakers, moderators, panel members, workshop participants, and oral and poster presenters, must register for the meeting.
Please note that there are no virtual or presenter-only registration options available.

Event Details

Hotel & Travel

SGIM has reserved a block of rooms at Hotel Andaluz Albuquerque (125 Second Street NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102) at a rate of $149 per night.

To book your room, please use the booking link below or by calling the hotel at (505) 242-9090 and reference the “Society of General Internal Medicine.”

Please make your reservations by Thursday, January 8, 2026. Reservations received after this date will be based on availability at the Hotel's prevailing rates.

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Policies

Cancellation Policy

Meeting registration cancellations must be received in writing to regions@sgim.org three weeks prior to the day of the event to receive a 75% refund. Cancellations received after this date are not eligible for a refund but may be transferred to another attendee. You must contact the hotel directly to cancel any hotel reservation.

ATTENDEE CODE OF CONDUCT

By registering for and attending any SGIM-sponsored event, you agree to follow our Code of Conduct Policy.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

SGIM is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for all SGIM meeting attendees. SGIM monitors guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and federal, state, and local health authorities.

Final event guidelines will be available to all registered attendees the week before the meeting.

By registering and attending the meeting, you agree to:

You will follow event guidelines around masking wearing and other safety precautions per current guidelines set forth by the CDC.
You will NOT ATTEND if feeling ill in the days leading up to and the morning of the meeting and will notify SGIM of your absence.
If you test positive for COVID-19 within the week following the event, you will immediately notify SGIM for contact tracing.

CME & MOC

Presenter Information

For first-time or returning speakers, review our tips and guidelines for oral presentations, posters, and workshops.

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Key dates

Call for Submissions OPEN: August 25, 2025

Call for Submissions CLOSE (Extended): October 15, 2025

Peer Review Period Begins: October 17, 2025

Peer Review Period Ends: October 27, 2025

Registration OPENS: November 5, 2025

Acceptance Notifications: November 5, 2025

Presenter RSVP Deadline: November 14, 2025

Awards & Leadership Nominations Deadline: December 12, 2026

Early Bird Registration Ends: December 26, 2025

Late/Onsite Registration Rate Begins: January 17, 2026

SGIM Southwest Regional Meeting: January 24, 2026

Southwest Regional President
Bernice Ruo, MD
UCSD School of Medicine

Southwest Leadership

The Southwest Region conducts annual elections each fall to appoint key officials from institutions across the region.

Meet our current leaders

Calls for Nomination.

The SGIM Southwest Region is currently seeking nominations for Leadership and Awards.

Call for Leadership Nominations

Southwest Leadership Board is seeking nominations for the following elected positions:

President‐Elect
Secretary/Treasurer‐ Elect
Membership‐Elect
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Chair-Elect.

Qualifications for candidacy include a history of participation in SGIM activities at the regional level. We seek to identify candidates from a range of institutions in the Southwest region.

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Call for Award Nominations

The SGIM Southwest Region is seeking nominations for the following awards:

Advocacy and Community Service Award
Award for Excellence in Clinician Education
Leader in General Internal Medicine (LGIM) Award
Award for Excellence in Clinician Investigation
Regional DEI Award

All nominees must be members of SGIM.

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CME/MOC Southwest

EARN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDITS™ and MOC POINTS. Attendees have 30 days following the meeting to complete the required evaluation survey(s).

Accreditation Statement

EARN CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) AMA PRA CATEGORY 1 CREDITS™ and MOC POINTS. Attendees have 30 days following the meeting to complete the required evaluation survey(s).

Accreditation Statement

The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through direct sponsorship of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM).

The Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their in-person participation in the activity.

Note: Physicians may not apply for, nor claim, AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM for sessions in which they present; they may claim AMA PRA Category 2 Credit(s)^TM for preparation time. AMA PRA Category 2 Credit(s)^TM are self-reported.

ABIM MOC Statement

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation and assessment survey components, enables the participant to earn MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program.

Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Earning Credit:

SGIM is happy to offer CME and MOC for this regional conference. To request CME/MOC credit, attendees are required to:

Attend sessions at their scheduled times
Complete the overall meeting evaluation (CME) and assessment (MOC), which will be provided at the end of the meeting via email and in the mobile meeting app.

Disclosures & Acknowledgements

ABIM MOC Statement

Earning Credit

SouthWest

Regional Meeting
January 24, 2026
Albuquerque, NM

News & Announcements

Call for Southwest Region Awards & Leadership Nominations

Southwest Submissions Deadline Extended

Southwest Submissions Now Open