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Deadline to Apply for TEACH is November 16!

TEACH - for junior clinician educators wanting to improve their teaching skills. To learn moreclick here.

*Attendance is required at two consecutive annual meetings with online activities during the year between.

Complimentary Membership for First Year GIM Fellows

SGIM is launching its fourth year of the "Investing in GIM" membership program in its effort to engage the next generation of academic GIM professionals. This program offers a one year complimentary membership to 30 first year GIM fellows. See additional details and requirements here.

If you are a Fellowship Director (or a first year fellow) and would like to learn more about this program, please contact Muna Futur, Member Services Assistant, at futurm@sgim.org.

Application acceptance is closing soon!

The ACLGIM LEAD certificate program is astructured program experience designed to explore and expand the leadership capabilities of individuals regardless of their current leadership position and academic rank.Consider who you might know that could benefit from a community of leaders around the country committed to their success!

More on the LEAD program.

Regional Meeting Dates

California-Hawaii Regional Meeting

San Francisco, CA
January 15, 2016

Northwest Regional Meeting
Seattle, WA
February 5, 2016

Southern Regional Meeting
Atlanta, GA
February 18-20, 2016

New England Regional Meeting

New Haven, CT
March 11, 2016

Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
Long Island, NY
April 1, 2016

2015 ACLGIM Winter Summit - December 6 - 8

"Preparing for the New Age of GIM: Capitalizing on Opportunities"

There is still time to register!

Join us at the 2015 ACLGIM Winter Summit, December 6 - 8 - now at a new location in beautiful downtown Austin, Texas! The theme of this year's ACLGIM Winter Summit is "Preparing for the New Age of GIM: Capitalizing on Opportunities".

Note: This year's Summit has been relocated to the Westin Downtown Austin.

The Summit promises to be inspiring, interactive, and to offer practical skills and strategies you can bring home to your institution.

Learn more and register today!

Contact Jillian Gann at gannj@sgim.org with questions.

Mark Your Calendars!

Plan to join us in beautiful Hollywood, Florida for the 2016 SGIM Annual Meeting - May 11-14, 2016. With the theme this year being, Generalists Engaged in Population Health: Improving Outcomes and Equity through Research, Education and Patient Care, SGIM16 will focus on a range of topics such as the impact of care integration, health outcomes, and approaches to quality improvement.

Call for Submissions Coming November 17

The call for submissions for clinical vignettes, scientific abstracts, innovations in clinical practice and innovations in medical education will be mailed on November 17, and will be posted online atconnect.sgim.org/sgim16.

Volunteer for the Meeting

Looking for a way to become involved in SGIM? Volunteer to review submissions to the Annual meeting. Volunteering is easy and online - find the link at

http://www.sgim.org/communities/engage/volunteer-center. Identify your first, second and third choice from reviewing clinical vignettes, scientific abstracts, innovations in clinical practice or innovations in medical education. Review period January 18 - February 2.

Want to submit a clinical vignette, scientific abstract, innovation in clinical practice or innovation in medical education? The Call for Submissions will be mailed on November 17, and will be posted online at http://connect.sgim.org/sgim16

Mark your calendars now to sign up for these upcoming mentoring opportunities!

Both LEAD and UNLTD are leadership development opportunities that include mentoring aspects within the program structure. If accepted, the UNLTD Program includes scholarship funds that would support costs associated with the LEAD program.