Congratulations to the Abstract Winners from SMA’s 6th Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference

Congratulations to the 6th Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference abstract winners!

Past SMA President Honored as Master of the American College of Rheumatology

Past SMA President Christopher R. Morris, MD, of Arthritis Associates of Kingsport, has been recognized as a Master of the American College of Rheumatology during ACR Convergence 2025.

Former SMA President Dr. Christopher Morris Featured for His Leadership and Mentorship

Christopher Morris, MD, a longtime leader in rheumatology and former president of the Southern Medical Association (2020–2021), is featured in a recent profile in The Rheumatologist.

Review Article

Leadership in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: What Skills and Attributes Are Documented in the Literature?

Objectives: Equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) leadership has recently been scrutinized, and many institutions have had to repurpose EDI leaders due to recent legislation. The skills or attributes of EDI leaders are not well understood. The authors sought to identify skills or attributes associated with EDI leaders. Methods: The authors…

Congratulations to the Abstract Winners from SMA’s 5th Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference

Congratulations to the 5th Annual Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference abstract winners!

Former SMA President Dr. Christopher Jackson Highlighted on MedCentral Website

Christopher D. Jackson, MD, FACP, FSSCI, SMA’s Immediate Past President, is featured in a recent Physician Profile on the MedCentral website. In the article, Dr. Jackson reflects on how his family’s influence, rooted in kindness and compassion, guided his journey into medicine and inspired his commitment to servant leadership. Click…

Congratulations to the Abstract Winners from SMA’s Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Abstract Competition! Orals 1st Place Jordan Beam, BS University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine  “Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells Effect on Tumor Microenvironment”   2nd Place Meet Patel, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine  “Portosystemic Shunt Occlusion...

Call for Education Committee Members

SMA is currently seeking members to join our Education Committee. As a committee member, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of medical education.

Original Article

Let the Program Evaluation Committee SOAR: Applying the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR) Framework for Program Evaluation

Objective: Annual program evaluations are important activities of all graduate medical education programs. Although the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education provides general guidelines, there is substantial scope for educational innovation. Strengths, opportunities, aspirations, and results (SOAR) is a strengths-based framework for strategic planning. Because SOAR emphasizes positivity and engagement,…

Original Article

Everyday Leadership: A Combined Resident and Faculty Workshop

Objectives: Historically, physicians have always been viewed as leaders in the healthcare field. Whether they embrace this role, physicians often find themselves in a leadership role, from the clinical setting to an institutional setting. In most cases, this leadership role is taken on without prior training on even the most…