In This Month's Issue

In this issue, Lypson, SGIM President, looks back to reflect on the value of SGIM membership and community during the first-ever virtual live SGIM Annual Meeting in April 2021. Leung, SGIM Forum Editor in Chief, also looks back, asking members to continue sharing their #MyFirstSGIM experiences and how they came to call SGIM their professional home. Bass, CEO of SGIM, and Lypson look forward together to describe how SGIM Council, Committees, and Commissions develop and set their priorities for the upcoming year.

Jetton announces the #SGIM21 award winners, while Lee, et al., feature wisdom and inspiration from several education award winners. Award acceptance videos can also be viewed here: https://connect.sgim.org/annualmeeting/2021-awards.

Additionally, an essay from associate member Min, this issue's article of the month, speaks of loss during patient care. An essay from Terasaki offers first-hand perspective of methadone disposition for hospitalized patients. Redinger, et al., survey their interns and residents on preferences for virtual case conferences during COVID-19. Finally, Brown, et al., write up a case report of a rare disease, a neuroimmunological disorder presenting with symptoms of autonomic dysfunction.

From the Editor

Burning Our Books and Data: Fahrenheit 451 Mirrors Today’s Scientific World

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

The Keys to SGIM’s Success Over the Past 50 Years

David Karlson, PhD
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The Medical Educator Portfolio Puzzle: Putting Together the Pieces of Your Teaching Career

Craig Noronha, MD, FACP; Katie Twist, MD, FACP; Athina Vassilakis, MD, MPH; D. Rani Nandiwada, MD, MSEd; Meghan Kiefer, MD, MPH
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Highlights of the SGIM 2025 Annual Meeting: Celebrating Our Transformational Ideas and Enacting Meaningful Change

Thomas Radomski, MD, MS; Dominique Cosco, MD
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Other Articles

Aligning Billing with Health Equity: New Social Determinants of Health and Community Health Integration Billing Codes

Beret Fitzgerald, MD; Rachel Bernard, MD, MPH; Celeste Newby, MD, PhD; Quratulain Syed, MD
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Reflections from the SGIM Education Committee Regional Bite-Size Teaching Award Winners

Amy H. Farkas, MD, MS; Peggy B. Leung, MD; Yihan Yang, MD; Rani Nandiwada, MD, MS
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Bridging the Primary Care Gap: Exposing Trainees to High-Performing Practices to Address the Workforce Shortage

Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, FACP, President, SGIM
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SGIM Regional Teaching Competition: Equalizing the Playing Field for Trainees and Junior Faculty to Shine

Rani Nandiwada, MD, MS; Peggy B. Leung, MD; Amy H. Farkas, MD, MS
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Is It Time to Re-Imagine “Women’s Health?

Amy Farkas, MD, MS; Emmanuelle Yecies, MD, MS; Sarah Merriam, MD, MS; Holly Thomas, MD, MS; Sarah Tilstra, MD, MS
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Q & A with SGIM’s CEO and the Chair/Founder of the GEMS Alliance

Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH; Jenny Mladenovic, MD, MBA, MACP
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