Sparkler Safety

Originally posted on sma.org on June 24, 2021   Sparklers can be a great deal of fun, but if improperly used that fun can quickly take a turn for the worse.  Make sure your family, friends, and patients are aware of sparkler hazards to ensure a safe Fourth of July! ...

SMJ: May 2022 Vol. 115, No. 5

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...

Abstracts from the 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference are now available!

Session 3 – Top 5 Oral and Top 5 Poster Abstracts Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Seeding Metastatic Aerodigestive Cancer: A Fatal Complication of a Common Procedure, Joshua Berko, BS ​​Efficacy of Infection Control Measures and Temperature Measurement in Controlling Spread of COVID-19 in School-Aged Children, Courtney Rich, MB, BCh, BAO, MPH...

Monthly Webinar: Musculoskeletal Manifestations/Complications of Diabetes

Presented by: Dr. Chris Morris April 12 at 6:00 PM CST It has been estimated that over 38 million Americans have diabetes mellitus. The cardiovascular, neurologic, and renal effects of diabetes are well-recognized; however, surprisingly little information on the musculoskeletal manifestations of this disease has been disseminated. This webinar, presented...

On Mentoring: Natalie Weiss

By Natalie Weiss, BA, BS Natalie is a fourth-year MD/MBA student at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. She is Chair and Founder of the Southern Medical Association’s Physicians-in-Training Committee. The following excerpt describes some of her experiences surrounding mentorship in medicine. I believe that, among other...

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...

Regions Next Step Webinar: Smart Money Habits

When Your Money Goes Far, SO DO YOU. Regions strives to provide you with easy-to-understand guidance and tools to help you accomplish your unique financial goals. Being financially responsible involves planning and having a strategy in place to reach your financial goals. Learn how to establish reachable goals and develop...

Understanding Medicare: Tips for Seniors on How to Choose the Right Coverage

Understanding Medicare and everything that goes with it can be one big puzzle, and for many seniors, figuring out what type of coverage is best for their needs can be overwhelming. Even if you currently have Medicare coverage, you likely still have questions about how it works or what you’ll...

How I Made It Through: Navigating Residency & Childrearing

Presented by Safiya K. Lyn-Lassiter, MD The goal for this lecture is for the audience to understand the current parental leave policy and how it impacts medical residents. Raise awareness of the physical and emotional effects that women physicians endure by having children at a later age. Offer medical residents...

Scholarship for the Busy Physician

Dr. Christopher Jackson will provide guidance about finding research projects that are doable during training, examples of such projects, and the formula for starting and finishing projects. By the end of this session, attendees should be able to: Identify various opportunities for research/scholarship from your daily work; Implement the five...

Defying the Odds: How to Succeed in Medicine

Dr. Mary Killackey will review key turning points and decisions in her personal journey to leadership as well as basic leadership tenets, including: The Beginning - Understanding why and motivation; The Middle - Overcoming Fear, Taking Risks, and Managing Ambiguity; The “Now” - Recognizing Opportunity for Impact, and Commitment to...

Invited Speakers from the 2022 Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference

Did you miss the 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference in New Orleans, LA? Check out the invited guest speakers from the conference! Abstract presentations are coming soon! Defying the Odds: How to Succeed in Medicine Presented by Dr. Mary Killackey Dr. Killackey will review key turning points and decisions in...

Honor Your Doctor

Doctors’ Day is essential for our physicians’ recognition as the primary healthcare providers for this country’s people.  Let’s thank and honor our doctors! The celebration of Doctors’ Day began in Barrow County, Georgia on March 30, 1933. It became National Doctors’ Day through a proclamation by President George Bush in...

From Your SMA Alliance President: Your Membership Matters

Alliance leaders know the key to each organization’s success lies in its membership.   The SMAA is “United For Better Health” and this has become our future mission for our communities. We are raising funds for health related projects, as well as launching an educational directive that not only assists medical...

SMJ: February 2022 Vol. 115, No. 2

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...

On Mentoring: Andrew Sephien

By Andrew Sephien, MD Andrew is a second-year internal medicine resident at HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani College of Medicine: Citrus Memorial Hospital and a graduate of Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. He currently serves as a Member of the Mentorship and Networking Subcommittee for the Southern...

2021 Abstract Schedule for the 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference is now available!

The 2nd Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference takes place February 11-13 in New Orleans or Virtually from the comfort of your own home. We are planning a great line-up of topics and keynote speakers, all designed to be relevant to medical students and residents transitioning from training into a career in...

SMJ: January 2022 Vol. 115, No. 1

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...

2022 SMJ Call for Papers

Special Series on “Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine in the Context of Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being” 2022-2023 The Southern Medical Journal invites authors to submit original research, perspectives, and review manuscripts for consideration on current topics in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, particularly in the context of mental health, the pandemic,...

Anxiety among Young People in the US

Childhood and adolescence are key risk phases for the development of anxiety symptoms that can range from transient and mild to a lasting anxiety disorder. Anxiety is a basic emotion present from infancy in response to a threat. Usually it is not considered pathological as it is a healthy brain...