SMJ: December 2021 Vol. 114, No. 12
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.
CME Article: Clinical Outcomes of Noninvasive Ventilation in Asthma, Bronchiectasis, and Other COPD
Christopher Nemeh, MD, Deepa Dongarwar, MS, Emmanuella Oguduwa, BS, Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD, Jairo Barrantes Perez, MD
Physicians’ Role in the COVID-19 Infodemic: A Reflection
Sydney B. Blankenship, BS, Mariko Nakano-Okuno, PhD, Rocksheng Zhong, MD, MHS
Management of Muscle Spasms in Adult Patients with Cerebral Palsy
Samuel Korntner, , Catherine Elko, , Linda Edwards, MD, Rafik Jacob, MD
Medical Education and the Ethics of Self-Care: A Survey of Medical Students Regarding Professional Challenges and Expectations for Living Healthy Lifestyles
Anne M.L. Rempel, MS, Patrick B. Barlow, PhD, Lauris C. Kaldjian, MD, PhD
Predicting Concussion Recovery with PHQ-9 and GAD-7
Dusty Marie Narducci, MD, Byron Moran, MD, Eric Coris, MD, Athanasios Tsalatsanis, PhD, Ian Graulich, ATC, Gianluca Del Rossi, PhD
Factors Associated with Acceptance of Repeat MCAT Test Takers into a West Virginian Allopathic Medical School
Manuel C. Vallejo, MD, DMD, Lauren M. Wamsley, MPH, Christa L. Lilly, PhD, Emily K. Nease, MD, Linda S. Nield, MD
Prevalence of Planned Abdominal Binder Use after Vaginal Delivery
Anita Madison, MD, MPH, Leah Bryan, MD, Laura Faye Gephart, MD
A High-Value Care Curriculum Using Individual and Group Structured Reflection
Vanessa Ford, MD, Helena Frischtak, MD, Joesph R. Wiencek, PhD, Andrew S. Parsons, MD, MPH
Lower Intent to Comply with COVID-19 Public Health Recommendations Correlates to Higher Disease Burden in Following 30 Days
Robert P. Lennon, MD, JD, Aleksandra E. Zgierska, MD, PhD, Erin L. Miller, BS, Bethany Snyder, MPH, Aparna Keshaviah, ScM, Xindi C. Hu, ScD, Hanzhi Zhou, PhD, Lauren Jodi Van Scoy, MD
Blending Virtual and In-Person Simulation Encounters to Teach Clinical Skills to Preclerkship Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Danielle E. Weber, MD, MEd, Anne Kalscheuer, MHA, Jacqueline Fiore, BS, Diana Soto Contreras, BA, Vickie Symmes, , Matthew Kelleher, MD, MEd
Narrative Medicine in the Time of Pandemics: A Brief Course for Third-Year Medical Students
Sarah E. Stumbar, MD, MPH, Marquita Samuels, MBA, Suzanne Minor, MD
COVID-19 Legacy
Amit P. Ladani, MD, Muruga Loganathan, MD, Murali K. Kolikonda, MD, Steven Lippmann, MD
Association of Obesity on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients with Cerebral Palsy
Ché Matthew Harris, MD, MS, Scott Mitchell Wright, MD
A Virtual Wellness and Learning Communities Program for Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Carolyn G. Ahlers, MD, Victoria Lawson, BA, Jaclyn Lee, MD, Cooper March, BS, Jacob Schultz, MD, Katherine Anderson, MA, Maya Neeley, MD, Amy E. Fleming, MD, Brian C. Drolet, MD
Body Image and Sexual Function Improve after Both Myomectomy and Hysterectomy for Symptomatic Fibroids
Julie Klock, MS, Ankitha Radakrishnan, BA, Megan Ada Runge, MS, David Aaby, MS, Magdy P. Milad, MD, MS
CME Article: Prevalence of, Qualities, and Barriers Associated with Mentoring Relationships from Medical Students’ Perspective: A Multi-Institutional Cross-Sectional Study
Andrew Sephien, MD, Leigh Hatch, MD, Jordan Karsch, MD, Karim Hanna, MD, Ambuj Kumar, MD, Danielle Gulick, PhD
