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SGIM eNews January 21, 2015

By GIM Connect posted 01-23-2015 11:38

  

SGIM eNews

January 21, 2015

eNews You Can Use

 

 

Join Us in Washington, DC for Hill Day







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 participant 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.

Register Now!

 

 

New JGIM Editorial Board Members Needed!



 

The JGIM Editorial Board is currently looking to fill five vacancies for editorial board members.One slot is specifically reserved for an international member and we are looking for representation for the other slots from the following fields:

  • health services research
  • women's health and women's careers in medicine
  • VA research
  • medical education
  • electronic communications/social media
  • health disparities
  • medical ethics

The deadline to apply is February 6, 2015.

 

To apply, please view the entire set of Editorial Board Responsibilities and then send 1-2 page letter of intent and current CV to Francine Jetton, indicating for which position you wish to be considered (international or full member).

 

 

 





Get Better Faster! Quality Improvement Skills for Reliable Care

 

38th Annual SGIM National Meeting

April 22, 2015

Toronto, ON, Canada

 

Registration is open! Space is limited so register now!

Registration fees for this one day course include a continental breakfast, lunch and beverage breaks.More information is available here.

 

 

Earn MOC & CME Credits!

 

Take the Cultural Competence and Disparities in Healthcare MOC module!

This module, produced by a collaborative effort of the MOC Task Force and Disparities Task Force, is available for 10 ABIM MOC points, and 1 CME credit.

 

More information about the Cultural Competence MOC can be found here.

 

 

Register Now for AMSA Conference at Special SGIM Rate



The American Medical Student Association and SGIM have partnered to offer SGIM members a special rate for the upcoming AMSA national convention and exposition, February 26-March 1 in Washington, DC.

 

SGIM member Karen B. DeSalvo,M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.,National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Health will provide Friday's Keynote Address and SGIM will also have a panel session on Friday afternoon entitled "Career Options as a General Internist: Make a Difference!"

 

View the convention flier here and register soon.

 

 

 

 

Meeting Registration Now Open

The preliminary program will be mailed later this month but registration is now open!! Click Here to register early!You can register now and select sessions later.

 

Make Your Hotel Reservations Now

Rooms at both the government and student rates are only available on Tuesday through Friday nights of the meeting. IF you try to reserve a room at either of these rates to stay over on Saturday night the computer will offer you higher rates for every night you stay. We suggest you make two reservations: one for the nights the lower rate is available and one for the nights when you have to pay the higher room rate. Email Sarajane Garten with both confirmation numbers. She will contact the hotel so the reservations will be connected and you will not have to check out and check back in.

 

Click here to make your hotel reservations.

 

Itinerary Builder Now Open

http://sgim2015.abstractcentral.com/planner.jsp

No login required. You can search by topic (everything on ethics), by day and time (what's happening on Friday morning), by last name (of presenter), by session type (all clinical updates as an example) or by institution (remember if you search for NYU you will get different results than if you search for New York University; so search for both).

 

Baseball Fans...

 

Keep Thursday night set aside for the baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Baltimore Orioles.

Tickets will be available at two prices - $22 for 20 Level Outfield seats OR $42 for Field Level Bases seats.

We'll announce the link to purchase tickets as soon as it goes live.

 

 

 

If You Have Not Yet Renewed Your Membership Dues...

 

Happy New Year! If you have not renewed your membership for 2015, your membership is now expired. Be sure to renew your membership today to maintain your benefits and to receive membership pricing for the 2015 Annual Meeting! Renew your membership and update your membership profile today!

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

 

 

 

SGIM Mentorship Program Now Open

 

Interested in being paired with a mentor or mentee? SGIM is now accepting applications for the 2015 Annual Meeting One-on-one Mentoring Programand the Women and Medicine Task Force's Career Advising Program.

 

Learn more about all SGIM's mentoring opportunities here.

 

 

 

News From The Regions

Meeting Dates & Registration Deadlines

 

Southern (February 26-28, 2015 - Pan American Conference Center in New Orleans, LA)

Deadline to register at the online/advanced rate is Thursday, February 5th at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, please visit the Southern Registration page.

 

Mid-Atlantic (March 13, 2015 - Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA)Deadline to register at the online/advanced rate is Friday, February 13th at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, please visit the Mid-Atlantic Registration page.

 

New England (March 27-28, 2015 - Joseph B. Martin Conference Ctr. & Tufts University in Boston, MA)Deadline to register for the regional meeting at the online/advanced rate is Friday, February 27th at 11:59 pm EST. For more information, please visit the New England Registration page.

 

Important Information

 

California-Hawaii

On behalf of this year's planning committee, we thank you for participating in the 2015 California-Hawaii SGIM meeting and hope you had a great time in Los Angeles! Stay tune for information regarding the

2016 regional meeting.For a list of oral/poster presentation award winners and the 2015-2016 leadership board election results, visit the

California-Hawaii Award Winners page.

 

Southern Call for Panel Mentees

The Southern SGIM Planning Committee is seeking mentees for the meeting's panel mentoring sessions. If you are interested in becoming a mentee, please complete the electronic Call for Panel Mentees Application.

 

Southern Regional Leadership Elections

The Southern region is currently soliciting elections for the upcoming 2015-2016 leadership board. We are pleased to propose very strong candidates for these positions. For more information, please visit the Southern Call for Leadership & Award Nominations page.

 

Mid-Atlantic Regional Leadership Elections

The Mid-Atlantic region is currently soliciting elections for the upcoming 2015-2016 leadership board. We are pleased to propose very strong candidates for these positions. For more information, please visit the Mid-Atlantic for Leadership & Award Nominations page.

 

 

 

 

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