SMJ: August 2021 Vol. 114, No. 08

August 4, 2021 // Randy Glick

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.

Impact of Depressive Symptomology on Pain and Function during Recovery after Total Joint Arthroplasty

Lauren A. Beaupre, PT, PhD, Sung H. Kang, MSc, Gian S. Jhangri, MSc, Tyson Boettcher, MD, C. Allyson Jones, PT, PhD

Developing a Transitions of Care Elective for Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Sherine Salib, MD, Abi Amadin, MD, MPH, W. Michael Brode, MD, Clarissa Johnston, MD, Snehal Patel, MD, Michael Pignone, MD, MPH

COVID-19 Patient Acceptance to Monoclonal Antibody Infusion: A Single Medical Center Experience

Angie Ton, MD, Dawn Francis, MD, MHS, Leigh Speicher, MD, MPH

CME Article: Improving the Quality of Inpatient Discharge Instructions: An Evaluation and Implementation of Best Practices

Benjamin A. Rodwin, MD, Victor P. Bilan, MD, Craig G. Gunderson, MD, Naseema B. Merchant, MD