The Southern Medical Association (SMA) is pleased to announce Buckley McCall, MD, as the Chair of SMA’s Physicians-in-Training Committee.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine – Columbia, Dr. McCall is a first-year resident at Prisma Health Internal Medicine Residency – Greenville. Actively involved with the Physicians-in-Training Committee since 2021, Dr. McCall has served as a content reviewer and session moderator. In addition, he was the leader of the Committee’s Outreach Subcommittee for two years. 

Mentorship will be a focus for Dr. McCall during his tenure as Chair. “I believe that we could establish a larger mentorship network within the SMA; this would serve to benefit all members of the organization, allowing for interactions between generations of medicine,” he said. “Above all, I am looking forward to being a part of the continual development of SMA this year.”

The duties of the Physicians-in-Training Committee are to participate in the development and evaluation of educational activities and programming of the Association aimed at pre‐medical students, medical students, interns, residents, and fellows. The Physicians‐in‐Training Committee will assist the Association in building the Association’s Foundational Pillar that recognizes that physicians in training have importance, special needs, and concerns, and will support their growth and development in their future healthcare careers.