SMA Launches Fellowship Forward Mentorship Program Through IMG Support & Advocacy Committee Subcommittee

SMA) is pleased to introduce the Fellowship Forward Mentorship Program, a new initiative from the IMG Support & Advocacy Committee designed to support IMG residents as they navigate the highly competitive fellowship application process.

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Advancement of a Vertically Integrated Training Program (VITP): Introspective Assessment and Expansion

With the number of medical school applicants more than doubling during the past 30 years, there has been an increased need to mentor premedical undergraduate students. The Vertically Integrated Training Program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, was created to provide direct mentoring for college students…

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Prevalence of Women in Medicine Programs at University-Based Internal Medicine Residency Programs

Objective: Women physicians face various forms of inequities during their training process that inhibit them from reaching their full potential. As a response, several academic institutions have established women in medicine (WIM) programs as a support system. Our objective was to investigate the prevalence of WIM programs at university-based Internal…

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CME Article: Missing Voices: What Early Career Hospitalists View as Essential in Hospital Medicine–Focused Education

Objectives: Acknowledging that a successful career in hospital medicine (HM) requires specialized skills, residency programs have developed hospital medicine–focused education (HMFE) programs. Surveys of Internal Medicine residency leaders have described HMFE curricula but are limited to that specialty and lack perspectives from early career hospitalists (ECHs) who recently completed this…

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Implementation of a Vertically Integrated Trainee Program (VITP): Progress and Lessons Learned

Mentorship is vital in the effective progression of a physician’s educational training. This journey often begins during a physician’s undergraduate career prior to advancing on to medical school, residency, and fellowship training. These levels of training distinguish different tiers of mastery, and collaboration among these tiers is integral in order…

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Assessing Mentorship Experiences of Faculty at a Military Academic Center: Challenge and Opportunity

Objectives: Mentor relationships are a key component of professional development within academic medicine. To date, there are no investigations into the prevalence and effects of mentor relationships within military academic medicine. This quality improvement initiative aimed to establish the prevalence and effects of mentorship, including whether sex differences exist among…

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