SMJ: May 2022 Vol. 115, No. 5
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.
The Role of Anticipation in Patient Adherence
Peter M. Nguyen, MS, Patrick O. Perche, BS, Steven R. Feldman, MD, PhD
A Narrative Review of Medical Interpretation Services and their Effect on the Quality of Health Care
Stacie A. Schlange, BS, Angela L. Palmer-Wackerly, PhD, Virginia Chaidez, PhD, RD
Sex Education and Sexual Risk Behavior among Adolescents and Youth in the Deep South: Implications for Youth HIV Prevention
Paul A. Burns, PhD, MS, Fei Teng, MPH, PhD Candidate, Angela A. Omondi, PhD, E. Thomaseo Burton, PhD, MPH, Lori Ward PhD, MS
Facilitating the Advance Care Planning Conversation with Patients: An Interactive Virtual 1.5-Hour Session
Suzanne Minor, MD, Marquita Samuels, MBA, Sanaz Kashan, MD, Marcos Milanez, MD, Jorge Camilo Mora, MD
Webinars and Continuing Medical Education: Pros, Cons, and Controversies
Rodrigo Martín Torres, MD, Víctor Reviglio, MD, Iván Basanta, MD, Divya Srikumaran, MD
Multidrug-Resistant Bloodstream Infections in Internal Medicine: Results from a Single-Center Study
Edoardo Pace, MD, Christian Bracco, MD, Corrado Magnino, MD, Marco Badinella Martini, MD, Cristina Serraino, MD, Chiara Brignone, MD, Elisa Testa, MD, Luigi Maria Fenoglio, Massimo Porta
Optimizing the Educational Value of Bedside Rounds by Exploring Perceptions of Internal Medicine Residents
Jennifer O. Spicer, MD, MPH, Danica Rockney, MD, Annie Massart, MD
Annual FEV1 Loss in Patients with Noncystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and Affecting Factors
Sermin Borekci, MD, Sule Gundogdu, MD, Deniz Ongel Harbiyeli, MD, Benan Musellim
Vessel Sealant Devices in Thyroidectomies: An ACS-NSQIP Study
Zoltan H. Nemeth, MD, PhD, Karen Kong, BS, Richard Hwang, MD, Sara S. Soliman, BS, Rolando H. Rolandelli, MD
The Doctors in the House: Examining Physician Legislators in the US Congress from 2011 to 2020
Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, Manish Suneja, MD, Melissa L. Swee, MD, MME
Developing Awareness and Allies: Simulating Difficult Conversations about Microaggressions for Faculty and Students
Allison Kumnick, BA, Khushali Shah, MD, MPH, Carly Muller, MD, MPH, Kasha Bornstein, MD, MPH, Hanna Perone, MD, MPH, Alexandra Herweck, MD, MPH, Samantha Syms, MS, CHSE, Saily M. Gutierrez, BS, Paul Mendez, MD, Sarah Bland, MD, Gauri Agarwal, MD, Monica Broome, MD, Julia Belkowitz, MD, MPH
Vaccination of Children in the United States against COVID-19: An Ounce of Prevention
Sarah K. Wood, MD, Dennis G. Maki, MD, Charles H. Hennekens, MD
Relationship between Sociodemographic Factors, Perceived COVID-19 Risk, and Engagement with Health Protective Behaviors
Jennifer A. Andersen, PhD, Brett Rowland, MA, Shawn M. Ratcliff, PhD, Holly C. Felix, PhD, Pearl A. McElfish, PhD
