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SGIM 37th Annual Meeting
April 23-26, 2014, San Diego, CA
Thinking about submitting a workshop, updates or interest group?
The Call for Submissions will be mailed next week; the deadline to submit is October 9.
What's new this year?
Workshop submissions require you to identify deliverables.You get to identify more than just the submission category - you can identify what track(s) you feel your session best fits.Updates will be submitted and peer reviewed, not invited as in the past.
Interest Groups, as always, must be submitted or space to meet will not be assigned.
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Bottom Line Evidence Summaries
The Bottom Line Evidence Summaries are a new feature now available through JGIM's Web-only section. The Evidence Based Medicine Task Force is creating distilled, one page summaries around high impact research in general medicine, as a tool to help doctors communicate results to patients. The simplest way to view the current summaries is to go to http://www.sgim.org/web-onlyand check the box for the Bottom Line. The first three preliminary summaries are posted, covering topics of Mammography screening for breast cancer, Lung cancer screening, and Lorcaserin for weight loss, with more available soon. Click "download PDF" to see the full summary. Look for upcoming posts on the Mediterranean diet for cardiovascular disease, Vitamin D and calcium for prevention of fractures, and Fish oil and prostate cancer.
For those of you active on Twitter and other media, we would most appreciate a shout out!
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Funding Opportunities
PCORI
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) on Wednesday announced that it is on track to spend over $400 million on research awards in 2013. PCORI Executive Director Dr. Joe Selbey said, "We've awarded $88.6 million already this year through the broad funding announcements tied to our national research priorities and committed another $30 million through a topic-specific announcement on preventing fall-related injuries in older adults. Between September and December, we plan to approve up to an additional $300 million for patient-centered outcomes research projects." PCORI has posted additional funding allocation data on its web page.
http://pcori.org/blog/a-promise-kept-to-patients-and-their-families/
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) would like to share some important information with various partners that interact with medical (MD and DO) students. The 2014 Students to Service (S2S) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) application cycle will open soon.
To be eligible for the S2S LRP, applicants must currently be enrolled as a full-time student in their last year of an eligible allopathic or osteopathic degree program at a fully accredited school, and planning to complete an accredited primary medical care residency in an NHSC-approved specialty (internal medicine, family practice, pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry and geriatrics). In addition, applicants should be interested in working with under-served communities in high need areas throughout the U.S. or its Territories.
The S2S LRP is expected to be competitive, and applicants are encouraged to begin the application process early. On average it takes approximately 3 weeks to complete an application. While several documents will be required to submit a completed application, we would encourage applicants planning to apply to begin obtaining the required loan verification and supplemental documentation, letters of recommendation and an official school transcript.
If you any questions, please contact the Customer Care Center at 1-800-221-9393, from Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., ET (except federal holidays).
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News from the Regions
MIDWESTHope you are finalizing your plans to join us, Midwest SGIM! The 2013 Midwest SGIM Regional Meeting will be held on September 12-13, 2013 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, IL. This year's theme is "Accountable Care: Linking Research and Education to Clinical Practice" and our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Anne G. Pereira, Director of Graduate Medical Education at Hennepin County Medical Center.
Cast your vote, Midwest SGIM! Make sure to vote for your next President-Elect for the upcoming 2013-2014 year. Voting deadline is Friday, August 31st - all information has been sent to membership, but please contact our national office if you have any questions.
Registration is now open, Midwest SGIM! Navy Pier's Festival Hall in Chicago, IL will again host the Midwest SGIM Regional Meeting over the dates of September 12-13, 2013. Registration deadline is Wednesday, September 4th, 2013. Please see the Registration page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.
Searching for a Mentor? Looking for a Mentee? If you are interested in becoming a part of the Rapid Advising Roundtable / Group Mentoring at the Midwest SGIM Regional Meeting, or would like further information, please contact Dr. Wei Wei Lee, Midwest Mentoring Chairperson and At-Large Council Member at wlee6@uchicago.edu. Deadline to sign up as a Mentor or Mentee is Friday, September 6th.
Planning your travel and stay in Chicago for the Midwest SGIM regional meeting? Our host hotel for lodging is the W Hotel Chicago-Lakeshore, which is the closest hotel to our meeting venue. Reservation deadline has now closed, but if you are in need of a room, please contact our national office at 202-887-5150. For further information on travel and directions to the venue, please see the Hotel and Travel page on the Midwest regional website.
Calling all volunteers! We are currently seeking Session Moderators and Poster Feedback Judges who will be attending the Midwest SGIM Regional Meeting in Chicago. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a current Midwest SGIM member, please email Danielle Josef, SGIM Regional Coordinator, at JosefD@sgim.org no later than Friday, September 6th and make sure specify which category you are interested in reviewing for (Abstracts, Innovations, Vignettes).
MOUNTAIN WEST
Save the date, Mountain West SGIM! The 2013 Mountain West Regional Meeting will be held on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Anschutz Medical Campus at University of Colorado in Denver, CO. This year's theme is "Wellness: Improving Quality of Life for Our Patients and Ourselves" and our Keynote Speaker is Dr. Colin P. West, Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Medicine at the Mayo Clinic.
Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now closed and in review. We hope to send acceptance and non-acceptance notifications by September 18th. Should you have any questions, please contact our national office.
CALIFORNIA-HAWAII
Save the date, California-Hawaii SGIM! The 2014 SGIM Regional Meeting is currently scheduled for Friday, January 31st, 2014 at Stanford University's Li Ka Shing Center in Palo Alto, CA. This year's theme is "Innovation in General Internal Medicine - Creating A Better Future for Health Care" and our Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Abraham Verghese, Professor of Theory and Practice of Medicine at Stanford and Senior Associate Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine. More details to follow in the coming weeks, including Registration and Travel information.
Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now open! Deadline to submit is Friday, October 4th at 9:00 pm PT. Please visit the California-Hawaii region's Call for Submissions page of our website at for further information.
NORTHWEST
Save the date, Northwest SGIM! The 2014 Northwest Regional Meeting will be held on Friday, February 7, 2014 in Seattle, WA. Additional submissions, registration, and travel information will be sent to membership shortly.
SOUTHERN
Save the date, Southern SGIM! The 2014 Southern SGIM Regional Meeting is currently scheduled for February 20-22. 2014 in New Orleans, LA. More details to follow in the coming weeks, including the Call for Submissions and Registration information.
MID-ATLANTIC
Save the date, Mid-Atlantic SGIM! The 2014 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting will be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, NY. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
NEW ENGLAND
Save the date, New England SGIM! The 2014 New England Regional Meeting will be held on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the Joseph B. Martin Conference Center located on the Harvard University campus in Boston, MA. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
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Sincerely,
Francine Jetton
Society of General Internal Medicine
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Forum Articles Needed!
SGIM Forum is soliciting articles for our upcoming theme based issue on Re-engineering Behavioral health and General Internal Medicine and for our Morning report sections.
Please send articles to Priya Radhakrishnan (Editor, Forum) at pradhakri@dignityhealth.org
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Save 15% on your next job posting!
Have a position that needs to be filled?Save 15% on your next job posting on the SGIM Career Center. Simply post a 30 or 60 day job opportunity on the National Health Care Network under the Academic, Research, Executive, Physician or Surgeon category and use the code BACKTOSCHOOL to save 15%.
Email Francine Jetton if you have any questions.This code is good through September 30, 2013.
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AHRQ Names New Director
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced that Richard Kronick, Ph.D., will become the next Director of AHRQ upon Carolyn Clancy's departure later this month. Dr. Kronick joined the Department in January 2010 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, overseeing the Office of Health Policy.
In that role, he has conducted and coordinated research on policies relating to public health; health care delivery; health insurance; and health care financing programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program, and private insurance coverage. His work, and that of the Office of Health Policy under his leadership, has been integral to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Additionally, his team has provided insight and information critical to our effort to improve the health of the nation.
Prior to joining HHS, Dr. Kronick conducted health policy research in academia as well as in federal and state government, including as Director of Policy and Reimbursement for the Medicaid Division of the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare, and most recently, as a Professor and Chief of the Division of Health Care Sciences in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. "AHRQ has important work ahead, and I look forward to continuing to work with Dr. Kronick in this new role," Secretary Sebelius said in a statement.
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SGIM Members in the News
Clarence H. Braddock III, M.D., M.P.H., has been named Vice Dean for Education at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA, beginning November 1, 2013. Dr. Braddock currently serves as Associate Dean of Undergraduate and Graduate Medical Education at Stanford University, as well as Director of the Stanford Center for Medical Education Research and Innovation, and Director of Clinical Ethics at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. Dr. Braddock also is Professor of Medicine and a practicing internist with particular interest and expertise in bioethics, doctor-patient communication, and shared decision making. According to UCLA, "As Vice Dean for Education in the DGSOM, a newly created position, Dr. Braddock will oversee all aspects of medical education, including undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical programs."
Congratulations!
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