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

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Key dates

2024 Dates Coming Soon

Southwest Regional President
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Southwest Leadership

Each year, the Southwest Region holds elections to appoint key officials from various institutions within the region. The positions up for election are:

President
Secretary/Treasurer
Membership Chair
DEI Chair

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.

Learn More

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
Leadership Development Award

All nominees must be members of SGIM.

Coming Soon

CME/MOC Southwest

Earning Credit

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).

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
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 * AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)^TM.

*subject to final review & approval

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.

SouthWest

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News & Announcements

Call for Northwest & Southwest Region Leadership Nominations

SGIM Announces New Southwest Region

Regional meeting

2025 Southwest Regional Meeting

Key dates

Southwest Leadership

Calls for Nomination.

Call for Leadership Nominations

Call for Award Nominations

CME/MOC Southwest

Becomean SGIM Member

Regional Meeting
Early 2025
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