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2015 SGIM Awards and Grants

Deadline December 5th!

SGIM Awards and Grants offer opportunities for recognition in career achievement, individual achievement, some for special recognition, and some funding opportunities too!Take a few minutes to browse the SGIM Awards and Grants at a Glance, or choose from categories on the SGIM Awards and Grants website. Please be sure to share this announcement!

Don't miss out on the chance to win free 2015 membership or registration to the Annual Meeting in Toronto!

The 2014 Membership Survey is still open and we need your feedback. Please click hereto access the 15-20 minute survey. Once you have completed the survey, you may enter a raffle to winfree 2015 membership or registration to the annual meeting in Toronto!

We appreciate your honest feedback and your continued dedication to GIM! Please feel free to contact Jillian Gann at gannj@sgim.org with questions.

Attention GIM Fellowship Directors!

SGIM is launching its third year of the "Investing in GIM" membership program in its effort to engage the next generation of academic GIM professionals. This program offers one year of complimentary membership to first year GIM fellows. If you are a Fellowship Director (or first year fellow) and would like to learn more about this program, please contact Jillian Gann, Director of Membership at gannj@sgim.org.

ACLGIM Leadership Summit

December 7-9, 2014

Come join us for a retreat in the quiet reflective setting of Sanctuary at Camelback Mountain.The theme of this year's ACLGIM Winter Summit is "Celebrating the Strength and Success of Leadership in General Internal Medicine" General internists across the country have played key roles within their own institutions, regionally and nationally in improving access to care, reducing healthcare disparities, shaping and implementing health care reform, and developing innovative approaches to medical education. Our SGIM/ACLGIM community members have many inspiring and informative stories of success. More on ACLGIM Summit.

Plenary Speakers Announced

The Annual Meeting Program Committee is delighted to announce our keynote speakers:

Thursday, April 23:

William Moran, MD will open the meeting with the annual Presidential Address.

Friday, April 24:

Jeffrey Turnbull, MD, FRCPC

Chief of Staff, The Ottawa Hospital and Medical Director of the Inner City Health Project for the homeless in Ottawa.

Saturday, April 25:

2015 Malcolm L. Peterson Honor Lecture:

Malcolm Cox, MD

Former Chief Academic Affiliations Officer, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Keep your eyes open! The Call for Submissions of Abstracts, Vignettes, Innovations in Medical Education and Innovations in Clinical Practice is being mailed on Friday. It should hit your desk next week.The SGIM and ScholarOne websites will have updated information on Monday, November 17.

Did you submit a workshop or an Update? Emails with the results of the peer review are scheduled to be sent on November 20.

Have you ever come to SGIM's Hill Day?Don't you think it's time you joined us?

Each March, SGIM members travel to Capitol Hill to advocate on issues important to primary care. Everyone from medical students to experienced politicos meet with their representatives and participate in the democratic process--educating the legislature on issues that affect our daily practice.

"Being able to sit down in one of my senator's offices for a 30 minute exchange of ideas was very exciting. I have attended local events with that senator, but to be in her office on the Hill advocating for issues that affect my career was so exciting."

Join us this year on the Hill March 10-11.Details and invitations will be coming soon.

2015 is quickly approaching...
Renew your membership today!

The 2015 membership renewal period is now open!

Renew your membership and update your membership profile today!

Upon logging in, please take a few moments to update your membership profile. Member profile information allows SGIM to understand your role in GIM and better serve as your "professional home." We strive to ensure that you receive information that may be of interest to you, build communities for those interested in similar issues, and improve search functions of the membership directory.Your membership makes a difference and we value your contribution to improve patient care, education and research!

Questions about your membership? Contact Jillian Gann, Director of Membership.

Last Call for TEACH Applications

The deadline to apply for the 2015 SGIM TEACH certificate program is Monday, November 17th. For more information and how to apply visit www.sgim.org/GO/TEACH