SMJ : March 2021 Vol. 114, No. 03
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.
Suicide Simulation in Primary Care
Candice Dye, MD, Sai Krishna Surapa Raju, MD, Abigail Dy, MD, Stacy L. Gaither, MSN, RN, Nancy M. Tofil, MD, MEd
How Does Black History Help Doctors? Addressing Cultural Competency through Cinemeducation at a Diverse Medical School
Sonjia Kenya, EdD, MS, BreAnne Young, MSPH, Janielle Taylor, MSPH, Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH, Erin Marcus, MD, MPH, Joan St. Onge, MD
Loss of Meaning at Work Associated with Burnout Risk in Academic Medicine
Erick Messias, MD, Victoria Flynn, MD, Molly Gathright, MD, Carol Thrush, EdD, Timothy Atkinson, EdD, Puru Thapa, MD
Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Outcomes of Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19: Early Experience from an Academic Medical Center in Mississippi
Jose Lucar, MD, Mary Joyce B. Wingler, PharmD, David A. Cretella, PharmD, Lori M. Ward, PhD, MS, Courtney E. Sims Gomillia, MS-PHS, Nicholas Chamberlain, MD, Luis A. Shimose, MD, James B. Brock, MD, Jessie Harvey, MD, Andrew Wilhelm, MD, Lance T. Majors, MD, Joshua B. Jeter, MD, Maria X. Bueno, MD, Svenja Albrecht, MD, MPH, Bhagyashri Navalkele, MD, Leandro A. Mena, MD, MPH, Jason Parham, MD, MPH
Pregnancy Risk Screening and Counseling for Women Veterans: Piloting the One Key Question in the Veterans Healthcare Administration
Lori M. Gawron, MD, MPH, Sara Simonsen, PhD, Morgan M. Millar, PhD, Jessica Lewis-Caporal, PhD, Shardool Patel, PharmD, Rebecca G. Simmons, PhD
Bedside Manner 2020: An Inventory of Best Practices
Sami Abuqayyas, MD, Christopher Yurosko, DO, Ambreen Ali, MD, Christopher Rymer, MD, James K. Stoller, MD, MS
Esophageal Cancer: An Updated Review
Michael DiSiena, MD, Alexander Perelman, DO, John Birk, MD, Houman Rezaizadeh, MD
CME Article: Alpha-Gal Allergy as a Cause of Intestinal Symptoms in a Gastroenterology Community Practice
Nathan E. Richards, MD, Robert D. Richards, MD
OPEN: Sex Differences in Stroke Hospitalization Incidence, 30-Day Mortality, and Readmission in a Regional Medical Center in the Southwestern United States
Jeff A. Dennis, PhD, Yan Zhang, PhD, Fangyuan Zhang, PhD, Noah De La Cruz, MPH, Greg Hannabas, MD, MPH, MPA, Nan Mi, MA
Effects of Norepinephrine Infusion on Cutaneous Surface Temperatures of the Distal Extremities
Keitaro Nakamoto, MD, Paulina R. Skaff, MD, Brian H. McCully, MD, Todd W. Gress, MD, MPH, Farid B. Mozaffari, MD, David A. Denning, MD
Tale of the Frail: Understanding Frailty in Cirrhosis
Faruq Pradhan, MD, Natasha Narang, DO, Michael Fallon, MD
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Posterior Shoulder Dislocation: A Better Standard than X-Ray?
Wen Cheng Huang, MD, Karen Chia Wen Chu, BMBS, Yuan-Pin Hsu, MD