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Join SGIM for Hill Day 2014

March 11-12 in Washington, DC

http://www.sgim.org/communities/advocacy/hill-day

As federal budget negotiations continue in Congress, there has never been a better time to advocate on behalf of programs that support general internists and our patients. Given the increasing demand for physicians, it will be particularly important to advocate for a Graduate Medical Education (GME) system that better directs the development of a physician workforce to provide high-quality, high-value, population-based health care. SGIM must also continue to advocate for protecting Medicare, Title VII, NIH and AHRQ.

Hill Day events will begin with an orientation for first-time participants at 4pm on March 11. At 5:30 SGIM will host a small reception where we will hear from Fitzhugh S. M. Mullan, MD, Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health & Health Services, who will speak on this year's main theme: GME Reform. We'll meet up on March 12 at the Rayburn House Office Building for a small briefing and breakfast before making scheduled Congressional visits.

Registration deadline is January 27, 2014.For more information, contact Mark Schwartz mark.schwartz@nyumc.org(Chair, SGIM health Policy Committee) or Francine Jetton, SGIM Director of Communications, at jettonf@sgim.org.

Annual Meeting Registration Opens December 16!

Do you have money to spend by the end of the calendar year? Already know you are attending the annual meeting?

Annual meeting registration is opening early - to make this easy for you.
The preliminary program with workshop descriptions will not be ready for awhile, but you can register now and add your session choices later - that's easy.

How to register?
Go to

www.sgim.org

Login with your email address and password; click on meetings

Forum is Looking for a New Editor! - Deadline Extended

SGIM is undertaking a search for the next editor(s) of the Society newsletter: SGIM Forum. The term of editorship is from July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2017. The new editor(s) will have responsibility for the August 1, 2014 issue.

Individuals and co-editors are both encouraged to apply. In addition to coordinating publication of the Forum, the Editor(s) is an ex-officio member of the Council and, therefore, attends Council retreats, participates in monthly Council Conference calls, and is an important contributor to Council deliberations and communications. Thus, the position is also a pathway to highly visible Society leadership at a national level.

Junior faculty are encouraged to apply for this position, in concert with a mid-career or senior faculty member who can serve as a mentor.

This position would require approximately 8-10 hours of time per month and may include a stipend of up to $10,000 per contract year (in total, NOT per co-editor if teams choose to apply). The deadline to apply is January 8, 2014. Read the full RFP here.

News from the Regions

CALIFORNIA-HAWAII

Call for Award Nominations are now open. The CA-HI SGIM Planning Committee is seeking nominations for our most distinguished awards:

• Clinician Educator Award
• Community Service Award
• Leader in General Internal Medicine Award

Award Nominations are due Monday, January 27, 2014.

Registration is now open, California-Hawaii SGIM! Registration deadline is Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014. Please see the "Registration" page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.

NORTHWEST

Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now closed and in review. Please visit the Northwest region's "Call for Submissions" page of our website for further information.

Call for Leadership Nominations are now open. The Northwest Region of SGIM is currently seeking nominations for the following:

• President-Elect
• Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
• Membership Chair
• Associate Member

Call for Award Nominations are now open. The awards are intended primarily for individuals in the early phase of their careers (e.g. Instructors or Assistant professors), but individuals in mid-career with a new or recent focus on medical education may also apply. The nominee must be a member or associate member of SGIM. 2014 Northwest Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) awards are the following:

• Clinician Educator
• Clinician Investigator

Deadline for Northwest Leadership and Awards Nominations is Thursday, December 12, 2013.

SOUTHERN

Registration is now open, Southern SGIM! Registration deadline is Tuesday, February 11th, 2014. Please see the "Registration" page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.

NEW ENGLAND

Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now open! Deadline to submit is Tuesday, December 17th. Please visit the New England's "Call for Submissions" page of our website at for further information.

Registration is now open, New England SGIM! Registration deadline is Thursday, February 27th, 2014. Please see the "Registration" page of our regional website for more information on how to register for the meeting.

Call for Leadership Nominations are now open. The New England Region of SGIM is currently seeking nominations for President-Elect.

Deadline for New England Leadership Nominations is Monday, January 13, 2014.

Call for Award Nominations are now open. The awards are intended primarily for individuals in the early phase of their careers (e.g. Instructors or Assistant professors), but individuals in mid-career with a new or recent focus on medical education may also apply. The nominee must be a member or associate member of SGIM. 2014 New England Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) awards are the following:

• Clinician Educator
• Clinician Investigator

Award Nominations are due Monday, January 27, 2014.

Calling all volunteers! The New England SGIM Planning Committee is seeking volunteer reviewers. If you are interested in helping with this year's meeting and are a current New England SGIM member, please email regions@sgim.org as soon as possible. Time commitment for reviewing is currently any time between December 20th and January 6th.

MID-ATLANTIC

Call for Workshop, Abstract, Vignette, and Innovation Submissions are now open! Deadline to submit is Today, November 26th. Please visit the Mid-Atlantic's "Call for Submissions" page of our website for further information.

Call for Leadership Nominations are now open. The Mid-Atlantic Region of SGIM is currently seeking nominations for the following:

• President-Elect
• Secretary/Treasurer-Elect
• Membership Chair-Elect
• Associate Member

Deadline for Mid-Atlantic Leadership Nominations is Monday, February 3, 2014.

Call for Award Nominations are now open. The awards are intended primarily for individuals in the early phase of their careers (e.g. Instructors or Assistant professors), but individuals in mid-career with a new or recent focus on medical education may also apply. The nominee must be a member or associate member of SGIM. 2014 Mid-Atlantic Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) awards are the following:

• Clinician Educator
• Clinician Investigator
• Advocacy and Community Service

Award Nominations are due Wednesday, February 12, 2014.

Sincerely,

Francine Jetton

Society of General Internal Medicine