SMJ : July 2020 Vol. 113, No. 07
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.
Acknowledging and Addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities in the American South
Jennifer Mandelbaum, MPH
Reflections on the Hippocratic Oath and Declaration of Geneva in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Satyaseelan Packianathan, MD, Srinivasan Vijayakumar, MD, Paul Russell Roberts, MD, Maurice King, MD
Impact of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders on Nursing Clinical Decision Making
Rebecca Engels, MD, MPH, Casey Graziani, MD, Ixavier Higgins, BS, Jessica Thompson, NP, Roberta Kaplow, PhD, APRN-CCNS, Theresa E. Vettese, MD, Annie Massart, MD
Commentary on “Impact of Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders on Nursing Clinical Decision Making”
G. Richard Holt, MD, MSE, MPH, MABE, DBioethics
The Minority Doctors We Create
Kendall M. Campbell, MD, Michaela M. Braxton, BSW
Who’s Flying the Plane?
Paul L. Friedlander, MD, David J. Doukas, MD, Marc J. Kahn, MD, MBA
Salary Disparities in Academic Urogynecology: Despite Increased Transparency, Men Still Earn More Than Women
William D. Winkelman, MD, Andrea Jaresova, MD, Michele R. Hacker, ScD, Monica L. Richardson, MD, MPH
Early Colectomy Saves Lives in Toxic Megacolon Due to Clostridium difficile Infection
Nasim Ahmed, MD, FACS, Yen-Hong Kuo, PhD
Earlier Onset of Depression and Suicide Rates
Leo Sher, MD
Increased Prevalence in Alzheimer Disease in the Northeast Tennessee Region of the United States
Sylvester O. Orimaye, PhD, MPH, Jodi L. Southerland, DrPh, Adekunle O. Oke, MD, MPH, Aderonke Ajibade, MD, MPH
Primary Care Perceptions and Practices on Discussion and Advice Regarding Sexual Practices
George G.A. Pujalte, MD, Isaac I. Effiong, MD, MPH, Livia Yumi Maruoka Nishi, MD, Adrianna D.M. Clapp, MD, Thomas A. Waller, MD
Factors Associated with Colorectal Cancer Screening among Mississippi Adults: Findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Wesley Q. Zhang, BA, Shou-Jiang Tang, MD, Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH, Lei Zhang, PhD, MBA
