SMJ: March 2022 Vol. 115, No. 3
The Southern Medical Journal(SMJ) is the official, peer-reviewed journal of the Southern Medical Association. It has a multidisciplinary and inter-professional focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists, including medicine; surgery; women’s and children’s health; mental health; emergency and disaster medicine; public health and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.
Characterization of Clinical Skills Remediation: A National Survey of Medical Schools
Andrew S. Parsons MD, MPH, Karen M. Warburton, MD, James R. Martindale, PhD, Ilene L. Rosenberg, MD
Rethinking the International Response System to Global Health Threats: Strengthening International Collaboration to Ensure Vaccine Equity and Combat Vaccination Hesitancy
Ramin Walter Parsa-Parsi, MD, MPH
Propensity Score Matching to Determine the Impact of Metformin on All-Cause Mortality in Older Veterans with Diabetes Mellitus
Juliana Ferri-Guerra, MD, Raquel Aparicio-Ugarriza, PhD, Y. Nadeem Mohammed, MD, Otoniel Ysea, MD, Hermes Florez, MD, Jorge G. Ruiz, MD
Using an Implementation Research Framework to Identify Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity and Weight Loss in Appalachia
Tyra Turner, MS, Treah Haggerty, MD, MS, Patricia Dekeseredy, MScN, RN, Julie Hare, MD, Cara L. Sedney, MD, MA
Evaluation of an Electronic Health Record Alert to Improve Screening and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Factors in a High-Risk Population
Warren L. Felton, MD, Susan G. Kornstein, MD, Tamala Gondwe, PhD, MPH, Christine Huynh, MD, Jordyn T. Wallenborn, PhD, MPH, Jeneane Henry, RN, BSN
Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Patients: A Clinical Review
Ryan Mathern, MD, Pooja Senthil, BSc, Nguyen Vu, MD, Thanigaiarsu Thiyagarajan, MD
Pharmacologic Agents Used to Reverse the Anticoagulant Effect of Common Anticoagulants
James M. Wooten, PharmD, Steven T. Baldwin, MD
Analysis of the Effects of a Texas State-Wide Mask Mandate (Executive Order GA-29) on Case Load, Hospitalizations, and Mortality
Michael D. April, MD, DPhil, Jason F. Naylor, PA-C, Brit Long, MD
Commentary on “Rethinking the International Response System to Global Health Threats: Strengthening International Collaboration to Ensure Vaccine Equity and Combat Vaccination Hesitancy”
Steven T. Baldwin, MD
Ultrasound-Measured Urethral Length Does Not Change following Minimally Invasive Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Maeve A. Serino, BA, Sarah A. Collins, MD, Kimberly Kenton, MD, MS, Julia Geynisman-Tan, MD
Analysis of Airway Management for Cesarean Delivery: Use of Risk and Proportion Differences
Andrew King, MD, Justin Morello, MD, Allison Clark, MD, Adrienne Ray, MD, Colleen Martel, MD, Roneisha McLendon, MD, Anne McConville, MD, Melissa Russo, MD, Liane Germond, MD, Bobby Nossaman, MD
Implementation of a Postpartum Note Reminder and Factors Associated with Postpartum Glucose Tolerance Screening
Anna Domingo, DO, Joshua Fogel, PhD, Ryan Raffel, MD, Timothy Gesner, DO, Petr Itzhak, DO
Comparison between Rural and Urban Appalachian Children in Hospice Care
Mary Lou Clark Fornehed, PhD, RN, Radion Svynarenko, PhD, Jessica Keim-Malpass, PhD, RN, Melanie J. Cozad, PhD, Kerri A. Qualls, BSN, RN, Whitney L. Stone, BSN, RN, Lisa C. Lindley, PhD, RN