Meet our 2021 PIT Scholarship Winners!

The Physicians-in-Training Committee is excited to announce the winners of the 2021 SMA Scholarships! These scholarships are funded annually by the SMA Research and Education Endowment Fund. Each winner will be receiving an award of $2,000 and a stipend to attend the upcoming SMA Annual Meeting in Orlando. Meet our...

2021 Annual Scientific Assembly Abstract Schedule

Friday, October 29 Session 3 - Virtual Abstract Session 10:30-10:36 am Lung Cancer Presenting Solely as Ascending Paralysis and Bilateral Bells Palsy from Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis, Sukhmanjot Kaur, MBBS 10:36-10:42 am Accuracy of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System Scores Among Varying Radiologists: A Retrospective Study, Robert Drury, BS 10:42-10:48 am Intranasal Deferoxamine...

Simple Health Tips That Seniors Should Keep in Mind

As you get older, your body isn’t as resilient as it was when you were younger. You may notice that your workouts become more difficult or that it takes longer to recover from a simple cold. Investing time and effort into everyday healthy habits becomes even more important as you...

Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Lung Cancer Diagnosis?

Scientists are finding promising results using an artificial intelligence (AI) programme to identify signs of lung cancer on scans. Although significant advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer, it is still associated with poor clinical outcomes with survival strongly linked to the stage of disease...

Top 10 Real Estate Questions Asked by Physicians

By: Peter C. Jameson Veritas Medical Real Estate Advisors As medical real estate consultants, we meet with physicians weekly to discuss their real estate needs. Naturally, we hear many of the same questions from doctors and practice managers on a regular basis. This Q&A article covers many of the main...

Fall Prevention at Home: Essential Resources for Seniors

Most seniors would prefer to age-in-place rather than move into an assisted living or nursing home. While living at home can offer greater independence to seniors, this housing choice comes with a few safety concerns. Household accidents, particularly falls, are dangerously common among the senior population. Acknowledging this risk and...

SMJ: September 2021 Vol. 114, No. 09

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...

ACMQ’s Virtual Healthcare Equity Summit

Registration is Now Open for the ACMQ Healthcare Equity Summit! Where: Virtual When: October 1–2, 2021 Registration: https://acmq.org/page/Conference. SMA members receive 15% off their registration fees. Go to your member dashboard under the benefits tab to find your code! The theme of this year’s meeting is ‘Healthcare Equity: A New Paradigm in Quality.’...

Safety Around the Clock: Keeping a Senior with Alzheimer’s Safe Inside and Outside

Senior caregivers face an overwhelming array of responsibilities, from managing medications to just listening when their loved one needs a sympathetic ear. Providing for an elderly person’s safety seems pretty straightforward, yet even the most basic considerations can be overlooked. Seniors who need 360-degree care require careful attention to detail...

The Role of Histamine in Depression

Recent research is suggesting that reduced serotonin levels due to bodily inflammation may explain the ineffectiveness of antidepressants for some people. Depression affects about one in ten of the adult population in the United States and is a main cause of disability globally. Many individuals do not respond to pharmaceutical...

Breakfast with the President at the 2021 Annual Scientific Assembly

“Do We Still Need Organized Medicine and Medical Associations” ...a special address from the AMA’s 176th President, Dr. Gerald E. Harmon We are pleased and honored to announce that the American Medical Association’s President, Dr. Gerald Harmon, will be addressing attendees during SMA’s Annual Scientific Assembly! Plan to join us...

New committee members for 2021-2022

The new committee members joining committees for 2021-2022 are:   Alliance Committee Carissa Anthony, MS Kaylee Carter, RN   Education Committee Cary Cavendar, MD Richard Leggett, MD Loretta Loftus, MD   Physician-in-Training (PIT) Committee Trent Percy Sangeetha Isaac Andrew Sephien Magnus Chun Junaid Alam Mohammed Afraz Pasha Buckley McCall Zachary...

An Overview of Post-viral Syndrome

Post-viral syndrome is a wide range of complex conditions involving physical, cognitive, emotional and neurological difficulties that vary in severity over time. These conditions frequently lead to a sense of tiredness and weakness, pain, difficulty concentrating and headaches that linger after the viral infection has cleared. Symptoms may continue for...

Things to do in Orlando during the 2021 Annual Scientific Assembly

2021 Annual Scientific Assembly registrants can receive discounted rate for entry into Walt Disney WorldⓇ. Please contact us at customerservice@sma.org or call us at 800-423-4992 for more information. Sam's Club offers discounted rates to Disney World and other parks in Orlando: Walt Disney WorldⓇ:  https://serviceshub.samsclub.com/pages.php?sub=wdw Universal StudiosⓇ: https://serviceshub.samsclub.com/pages.php?sub=usf Disney Springs: Disney...

Southern Region Burn Virtual Conference 2020 Announces the Abstract Award Winners

Please join us in congratulating the Abstract Award Winners from the 2020 Virtual conference. Medical Students Place: First Name: Scott R Exhternacht, BA Title: Facial Burns: To Graft or Not to Graft Type: MS4 Institution: Kessler Burn Center, University of Rochester Medical Center Place: Second Name: Kelsey Gray, BS Title:...

SMJ: August 2021 Vol. 114, No. 08

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...

2021 Annual Scientific Assembly: Meet the Speakers

Philip Hartman, MD Originally from Southwest Ohio, Dr. Hartman received his bachelors of science in Biology at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia and returned to the Cincinnati area for medical school at the University Of Cincinnati College of Medicine.  After medical school, he became a board certified Family Physician...

The Role of Inflammation in Cancer

Many of the most common long-term diseases of the modern age appear to have a link to underlying inflammation. This link is being explored by a large number of research teams across the globe. Among the most important conditions to explore is cancer, a term that covers hundreds of diseases...

President-Elect Designate: Chris D. Jackson, MD

Christopher D. Jackson, MD Associate Program Director UTHSC Internal Medicine Residency Program Memphis, TN I am a board-certified academic general internist in Memphis, TN. Additionally, I am an associate program director for curriculum for the UTHSC Internal Medicine Residency Program. My connection with SMA started in 2016. I presented an...

Diabetes: New Medicines, New Monitoring

The field of diabetes mellitus is rapidly expanding. In the past decade several new medications and new glucose monitoring and insulin delivery systems have been developed and approved for use in clinical practice. It is challenging for non-endocrinologists to keep abreast with new literature and applications of new technology. This...