Southern Medical Association // News
September 19, 2023
Listen as Drs. Carter Labares and Errington Thompson Discuss Physician Wellness
Errington Thompson, MD interviews Carter Lebares, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery, University of California San Francisco. Dr. Lebares is the Director for the Center for Mindfulness in Surgery. During this podcast, they discuss the research behind physician well being and burnout, as well as Dr. Lebares' latest publication in the...
September 18, 2023
Listen to Dr. Ankur Patel Preview His Assembly Keynote Presentation on Adverse Drug Events
Dr. Ankur Patel, a board-certified geriatrician, author, podcast host, speaker, pharmacist, and chief medical officer, and SMA President Dr. Lee Carter, an internal medicine specialist in private practice in Hickory, North Carolina, offer listeners a preview of Dr. Patel's keynote presentation on adverse drug events.
September 12, 2023
Breaking News: IRS Grants Two-Year Delay in Roth Catch-Up Requirements
Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act added a new requirement that high-income individuals must make their catch-up contributions on a Roth basis.
September 7, 2023
Listen to Dr. Sara Paul Preview Her Assembly Presentation on Heart Failure and Cardiac Arrest
Dr. Sara Paul, a nurse practitioner in a private cardiology practice in Western North Carolina, and SMA President Dr. Lee Carter, an internal medicine specialist in private practice in Hickory, North Carolina, offer listeners a preview of Dr. Paul's Assembly presentation on heart failure and cardiac arrest.
September 5, 2023
Getting to Know Clinton Adkison, SMA Services 401(k) Administrator
Clinton Adkison just recently celebrated his 1-year anniversary with SMA Services. He has been in Third Party Administration for a few years, and prior to that he was an educator.
September 1, 2023
SMA Announces Call for Abstracts for Its 2024 Physicians-in-Training Leadership Conference
SMA is currently accepting abstracts for its 4th Annual Physicians-In-Training Leadership Conference taking place February 16-18, 2024, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee.
August 30, 2023
Getting to Know Ben Satterfield, SMA Services 401(k) Administrator
Ben has been in the 401k industry for more than 10 years and has experience in compliance testing, payroll aggregation, distribution processing, and plan document maintenance.
August 22, 2023
Getting to Know Kristi Tawney, SMA Services 401(k) Administrator
Joining the SMA Services team in 2022, Kristi’s desire to help others complements her role as a 401(k) administrator perfectly.
August 15, 2023
SMA Virtual Abstract Competition Top 20
Congratulations to the Top 20 Winners of SMA’s Virtual Abstract Competition that took place August 8-9, 2023! With more than 85 oral and poster abstracts presented during the two-day virtual event, physicians-in-training from more than 30 medical schools and residency programs had the opportunity to share their research and interact...
August 15, 2023
Meet SMA Services Director of Sales – Deb Catherall
Deb Catherall recently joined SMA Services, Inc., as Director of Sales. After 26 years at Ameritas, she has spread her wings and decided to join SMA Services, a leading third-party administrator (TPA) for qualified retirement plans.
