SMJ : August 2020 Vol. 113, 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 and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices.
Expanding Telehealth Capacity during COVID-19 May Have Long-Term Benefits for Rural Health Centers
Jennifer Mandelbaum, MPH
Responding to COVID-19: Perspectives on Curricular Changes in a Rural Medical School
Loni Crumb, PhD, LCMHCS, Kendall M. Campbell, MD, Allison Crowe, PhD, LCMHCS, Janeé Avent Harris, PhD, LCMHCA, Cassandra Acheampong, PhD, LCMHC, Janae Little, MS
The Medical Ethics of Poor Supervision
John F. Fisher, MD
Toward a New Ethic in Global Health Practice: Perspectives from Central America
William Ventres, MD, MA
Narrative Medicine Rounds: Promoting Student Well-Being during the Third Year of Medical School
Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH, Adriana Bracho, MPH, Gregory Schneider, MD, Marquita Samuels, MBA, Marin Gillis, PhD
Moral Dilemma of a Physician and Mother in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sarah Rosanel, MD, Joshua Fogel ,PhD
Exploring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Teen Pregnancy among Latino Parents in Arkansas
Alexandra Bader, MD, MSGH, Kristie Hadden, PhD, Micah Hester, PhD, Jennifer Gan, MBA
Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Newborns with Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome
Brook T. Alemu, PhD, MPH, Olaniyi Olayinka, MD, MPH, Beth Young, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, Dolly Pressley-Byrd, PhD, MSN, Tyler Tate, BS, Hind A. Beydoun, PhD, MPH
Presentation with Anosmia and Ageusia: Possible Hidden Carriers of COVID-19
Elham Iran-Pour, MD, Amir Ali Tavabi, MD, Ali Seifi, MD
Association of Renal Clearance with Cerebral White Matter Vascular Disease in Hospitalized Veterans With and Without Delirium
Mark B. Detweiler, MD, MS, Brian W. Lutgens, MSW, Devasmita Choudhury, MD, Arline Kenneth, MD, Naciye Kalafat, MD, Rathnakara M. Sherigar, MD, Geoffrey Bader, MD
Social Norms and Self-Management Ability among Uninsured Primary Care Patients
Akiko Kamimura, PhD, MSW, Rebecca Higham, BS, Samin Panahi, BS, MS, Edward Lee, BS, Jeanie Ashby MPH