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6th Annual Academic Hospitalist Academy

Calling all academic hospitalists! The 6th Annual Academic Hospitalist Academy will be held October 20-23rd in Englewood, CO. Register by July 21st and receive early bird pricing! For more information and testimonials from AHA alumni, visit www.academichospitalist.org.

2014 Annual Meeting Evaluation Report

The San Diego meeting was the largest in the history of SGIM - 2,000 attendees.

Does being the largest mean being the best?

The meeting evaluation report is now available--click here.

7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation:

Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health

AcademyHealth and NIH have partnered to co-host the 7th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation on December 8-9, 2014 atBethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

"Transforming Health Systems to Optimize Individual and Population Health" reflects the opportunity, excitement, and charge to the field that we have in 2014.

Abstractsare encouraged for three types of scientific sessions:

• Individual Oral Presentations
• Panels
• Poster Sessions

The goal of these sessions is to stimulate interactions among researchers and experts in the field. Therefore, the sessions will be structured and executed in order to optimize interaction and networking among conference participants.

Abstract Submission Deadline: Friday, August 8.

Medscape Business of Medicine App Launch

Medscape, the leading source of online information for medical professionals, is launching a "Business of Medicine" (BOM) application on Apple's Newsstand, available for iPad (iOS 6/7) users.

Medscape Business of Medicine for iPad is designed to help physicians navigate the complex business, legal, and practice challenges they face every day. The free digital subscription includes articles from a physician point of view and covers topics such as:

• How to improve the efficiency of your practice
• How to avoid legal pitfalls and advice for dealing with malpractice lawsuits
• How to improve patient satisfaction and compliance

Readers can download the app here: http://bit.ly/1o0rvSg.

In Memorium

We are saddened tolet you know that one of our former faculty and a true giant in the field of health services research,Kerr White, passed away last week.

A trail blazer in the health services and research arena, Dr. White devoted his career to investigating the problems of organizing, managing, financing and evaluating health services in the United States and abroad. The application of epidemiological and statistical concepts to understanding these problems was a continuing commitment, as was his deep concern with the influence of emotional and social factors on health, disease and treatments of all modalities. In addition to his research, he was dedicated to educating a new generation of health services researchers and many of his former students are leaders in the field today.

We are grateful for his tremendous contributions to public health and to our institution.Click here to read his self-penned obituary.

SGIM Responds to the Institute of Medicine's Report on GME

On July 29, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a much-anticipated report calling on Congress to overhaul Medicare's funding mechanism for graduate medical education (GME). Noting that there is "a striking absence of transparency and accountability in the GME financing system for producing the types of physicians that the nation needs," IOM report recommends that Medicare GME funding be aligned with workforce needs by combining Direct and Indirect GME funding into a single fund, with up to 30% set aside for incentives to promote this alignment.

SGIM agrees with IOM's overall goals and policy recommendations for improving GME, particularly as they relate to primary care physicians and improving the transparency and accountability of the system. But IOM's report should not be considered the final word on this topic. In Addressing the Nation's Physician Workforce Needs, published earlier this year, a panel of SGIM experts set out six recommendations which reflect the Society's core interest: namely, preparing a physician workforce capable of providing high-quality, high-value, population-based and patient-centered health care that is aligned with the changing needs of our nation's healthcare delivery system.

You can read a copy of SGIM's response to the IOM reporthere.

JGIM Medical Education Theme Issue: Assessing Innovation and Change in Medical Education

The goal of this Theme Issue is to highlight and promote rigorous research on current issues of

broad interest to medical education at any level. Topics of special interest include but are not

limited to:

• Assessing competency
• Clinical reasoning and critical thinking
• Interprofessional collaboration and teamwork
• Educationally sensitive patient outcomes
• Studies pertaining to systems-based practice

Papers must be submitted by November 3, 2014, and should carefully adhere to JGIM's online

instructions for authors (www.jgim.org). All medical education submissions received during the

current call will be considered for the Theme Issue, with an anticipated print publicationtime frame of Fall 2015.Read the full call here.

Want to help plan the 2015 annual meeting in Toronto?Volunteer to review submissions!

The deadline to volunteer to review Update and Workshop submissions is August 27.

The reviews period is October 16 - 30, 2014

Download the form at

http://www.sgim.org/volunteer

News from the Regions

Midwest

Meeting Registration:Register now to attend the 2014 Midwest Regional Meeting at the Navy Pier in Chicago! The advance registration deadline is Friday, August 15, 2014 at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, visit the

2014 Midwest Regional Meeting Registration Page.

Award Nominations:The Midwest region is currently seeking nominations for their four regional awards. The deadline for awards nominations has been extended to July 31, 2014 at 5:00 pm EST. For more details regarding Nominations for the Midwest region, visit theMidwest Call for Leadership and Awards Nominations page!

Leadership Board Elections:The Midwest region is currently hosting elections for the upcoming 2014-2015 leadership board. The deadline for election voting is August 25, 2014 at 11:59 pm EST.

Mountain West

Meeting Registration:Register now to attend the 2014 Mountain West Regional Meeting at Denver Health Hospital Authority in Denver! The advance registration deadline is Friday, September 19, 2014 at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, visit the 2014 Mountain West Regional Meeting Registration Page.

Awards and Leadership Nominations:The Mountain West region is currently seeking nominations for the 2014-2015 Regional Leadership Board and their four regional awards. The deadline for awards and leadership nominations is August 26, 2014 at 5:00 pm EST. For more details regarding nominations for the Midwest region, visit the Mountain West Call for Leadership and Awards Nominations page.

California-Hawaii

Save the Date:SGIM is pleased to announce the date and location of the California-Hawaii Regional Meeting taking placeJanuary 10, 2015in Los Angeles, CA at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. This year the theme ofthe meeting is"General Internal Medicine: New Frontiers in Patient Care, Medical Education, and Research."

Call for Volunteers:The California-Hawaii SGIM Planning Committee is seeking volunteer reviewers of Workshop, Abstract, Vignette and Innovation submissions for the 2015 Regional Meeting. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a California-Hawaii SGIM member click here to complete the online volunteer sign-up form.

Northwest

Save the Date:The Society of General Internal Medicine is pleased to announce the date and location of the Northwest Regional Meeting taking placeFebruary 6, 2015in Portland, OR at the Sentinel Hotel.

Call for Volunteers:The Northwest SGIM Planning Committee is seeking volunteer reviewers of Workshop, Abstract, Vignette and Innovation submissions for the 2015 Regional Meeting. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a Northwest SGIM member click hereto complete the online volunteer sign-up form.