What you can find in this month's issue of the GIM Newsletter:

• New GIM group photos
• Photos from AIM Center Kick-Off Meeting
• Photos from Dr. Bussey-Jones's Endowed Chair Reception
• Southern SGIM Registration & Call for Leadership and Awards Nominations
• Kudos and Congratulations!
• Service and Education news
• Research Corner

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Our GIM Family

GIM Seavey Clinic providers 

Pictured below: Top row L-R:  Michele Cellai, NP; Kim Shumate MD; Jennifer Zreloff MD; Jason Higdon MD; Dave Roberts MD; Clyde Partin MD; Sharon Bergquist MD; Tom Jarrett MD; Beth Tong MD. 
Seated L-R:   Jon Masor MD; Gabriele Bernal MD; Rachel Annam MD; Tom Lall MD

GIM AIM Center at 1525 Clifton Rd. Providers

Pictured below: Mary Solis MD, Pamela Vohra-Khullar MD, and Reema Dbouk MD

GIM AIM Center at Midtown Office Tower providers

Pictured below: L to R: Natasha Travis MD, Caroline Collins MD, Meghana Anugu MD, Melody Bowen MD, Britt Marshall MD

GIM Grady

Pictured below: GIM@Grady faculty and staff during their annual strategic planning retreat

Pictured below: Dr. Stacie Schmidt and Dr. Kajal Patel's son Leo.

Academic Internal Medicine Center
Kick-Off Meeting

The Emory Academic Internal Medicine Center had its kick-off meeting in November. We're looking forward to hearing more about the new programs and projects in the works for 2024. Read more about the AIM Center. 

Dr. Bussey-Jones Named Carter Smith Sr. Chair in Medicine

Kudos to GIM faculty member and Grady Section Chief Dr. Jada Bussey-Jones, (General Internal Medicine), on her recent appointment as the Carter Smith, Sr. Chair in Medicine! This designation of an endowed faculty chair is one of the highest honors that Emory University bestows. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bussey-Jones on this well-deserved honor!

Dr. Bussey-Jones also serves as Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Medicine and Associate Dean for Professional Development for Grady@Emory.

Don't Miss Opportunities!

Register for Southern SGIM

Call for Leadership Nominations Now Open!

The Southern Leadership Board is seeking nominations for the elected positions of President-Elect, Secretary/Treasurer-Elect, Membership Chair-Elect, and DEI Chair-Elect. Nomination deadline is Friday, January 19, 2024. Read more here.  Being involved in the leadership is a great opportunity to get high-quality regional service in support of an awesome organization and fun meeting. Feel free to reach out to current Southern SGIM Regional President Dr. Sara Turbow with any questions.

Call for Award Nominations Now Open!

The Society for General Internal Medicine Southern region has developed rigorous criteria recognizing outstanding clinical educators, researchers, advocacy & community service, and leaders. Nominate a deserving individual today! Nomination deadline is Friday, January 19, 2024. Read more here. 

Primary Care Consortium Awards:
Nominations Open December 11

• Award Descriptions and past recipients can be found here
• 15 award categories for individuals and teams to honor the dedication and achievements of Emory's primary care providers
• Actively engaged (≥ .40 effort) in longitudinal, comprehensive primary care within Emory Clinic, Emory Specialty Associates, or an Emory affiliate (VA, Grady, Emory University Student Health, Emory Corporate Medicine, Emory linked senior care sites) as a staff member or provider.
• Provider disciplines include geriatrics, family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, nurse practice, physician assistant, preventive medicine, and palliative care.

Kudos and Congratulations!

Evidence of our Excellence!

Turbow Featured Speaker at DOM Research Day

Fluker and Miller present at Liver Meeting

Dr. Shelly-Ann Fluker and Dr. Lesley Miller attended the Liver Meeting in Boston where Dr. Fluker presented on successful hepatitis C treatment at the Grady Liver Clinic in patients with cirrhosis (a project led by Dr. Francois Rollin), and PGY 2 Dr. Lana Aleuy presented work that Dr. Jennifer Lom led on the Alcohol Use Disorder clinic.

Pictured below: Dr. Miller and Dr. Fuker (upper left), Dr. Lana Aleuy (upper right), Dr. Fluker presenting (lower left), and Drs. Miller and Fluker.

Sonu Gives Keynote at GAIMH Annual Conference

Dr. Stan Sonu gave a Keynote speech to the Georgia Association for Infant Mental Health Annual Conference at GSU. He spoke on the need for systems of empathy. Dr. Sonu said, "Of the many talks I've given over the years on childhood adversity / flourishing, this one was special!"

Emory at Grady Innovations Awards Goes to Dr. Lom

Dr. Lom and her team recognized the rising prevalence of alcohol use disorder and alcohol-associated liver disease and knew that their patients needed a clinic focused on addressing alcohol use and providing evidence-based medical therapy to help them reach their goals. In analyzing the first year of data from the clinic, they have demonstrated decreased alcohol-related hospitalizations. The baseline hospitalization rate in the 6 months prior to their first visit was 48% and in the 6 months after their first visit decreased to 13%. They found that 68% of the patients started on a medication for AUD and of those 70% reported a decrease in their alcohol use and cravings.  

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

JGIM Medical Education Theme Issue: Evidence, Innovation, and Action in Medical Education

The goal of this issue is to highlight and promote rigorous research on current issues of broad interest to medical education at any level. Topics of special interest include but are not limited to:

• Education in quality/safety
• CBME
• Equity in medical education
• Social justice including responses to recent SCOTUS decisions
• Technology/AI in medical education
• Humanities in medical education
• The UME to GME transition
• Faculty development, recruitment and retention of medical educators

Papers must be submitted no later than by February 5, 2024 and should adhere to JGIM's online instructions for authors. Read more here.

Transforming Education in the School of Medicine

Dr. Bussey-Jones co-chairs the Education Transformation Steering Committee for the School of Medicine. Check out this short video about the next phase of curriculum transformation and read the full report (ICYMI) here or on the SOM website. 

GIM @ Grady is an Emory Green Office

Join GIM @ Grady in making your workplace healthier and more sustainable! Below are new initiatives happening at Grady. For more information on the Emory Green Office Initiative, click here.

The research corner is a space to share research-related opportunities, tips, and more. Please email Dr. Saria Hassan with suggestions!
 

     GIM-Wide Monthly Research Meeting
 

Thanks to all who attended our monthly meeting on Nov 19th.
Slides and recordings from the sessions can be found on the GIM Division Intranet. 

Next Meeting: Thursday, January 18 at 12:30 pm. Zoom Link 

Need project funding support?

• Faculty can apply for up to $1000 for project support
• Funds will be distributed on a rolling basis
• Applications will be reviewed monthly
• To access the application click here

Need assistance from an MPH student?

• MPH students can be very helpful on research projects as they bring skills they are learning in their program
• MPH students are allowed to work up to 20 hours a week as long as the work fulfills one of their MPH program competencies
• The application form will ask you what specific tasks you are looking for the student to do and which competencies the work will fulfill. Once approved we will work with you to post your position on the MPH student website.
• If you have any questions regarding the form, please contact saria.hassan@emory.edu
• Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis monthly
• Please note that many students are looking now for Spring semester employment so the sooner you get your request in and approved the larger the pool of students you will have to choose from.
• If you are interested in having an MPH student work with you to support a project please complete the application form here

Does my study need IRB review?

Given much of the confusion around this topic after the last meeting, we have worked with the IRB to generate a step-by-step guide to help you answer this question.

Please review the PowerPoint here which hopefully makes things somewhat more clear!

SGIM Annual Meeting! Submit your abstracts now!

Call for Submissions for Scientific Abstracts, Clinical Vignettes, and Innovations in Medical Education and Healthcare Delivery

Meeting Theme: Strengthening Relationships and Valuing Our Diversity

This year's meeting aims to deepen our relationship-building skills and bring together people with diverse perspectives & strengths to take on the challenges of today.

Please note the earlier deadline this year: Deadline to submit is December 20, 2023, 11:59 ET.

Learn more and apply here

Department of Medicine publishes a weekly newsletter called What's UP in DOM Research. Subscribe by clicking HERE.

Collaborative Faculty Publications

Dr. Francois Rollin and Dr. Alex Galloway published Racial differences in biomarkers should point towards structural, not genetic, determinants.

Recent Faculty Publications

Department of Medicine Calendar