SMJ // January 2024, Volume 117 - Issue 1

Original Article

Teaching Sideways: Implementing a Peer-Led Medical Student Orientation Bootcamp and Survival Guide for Internal Medicine Clerkship

Objectives: Transitioning from classroom learning to clerkships presents a challenge for medical students because there is often sparse preparation material on how to effectively contribute to the medical team as a clerkship student. Although some medical schools have implemented transition-to-clerkship sessions, they often are led by faculty and lack the…

Original Article

Education in Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction among American Urogynecologic Society Members: An Unmet Need

Objectives: Sexual function is an important component of women’s health that has not been traditionally emphasized during medical training, suggesting that further education is needed to provide comprehensive patient care. The purpose of this study was to describe education and interest in female sexual function among urogynecology providers. Methods: Conducted…

Original Article

Patient Self-Reported Allergies and Their Correlation with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Outcomes

Objectives: Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is an uncommon neurovascular disorder that presents as neck and upper extremity pain secondary to brachial plexus trunk or subclavian vasculature compression. The orthopedic literature has correlated patient-reported allergies to postoperative patient-reported outcome (PRO) scores for a variety of surgical procedures. We sought to evaluate…

Original Article

Patient Characteristics Associated with Telemedicine Use for Diabetes Mellitus Care: Experience of a University Health System

Objectives: The objective was to understand the characteristics of patients who used telemedicine for diabetes management to inform future implementation of telemedicine. Methods: We examined patient characteristics associated with telemedicine use for diabetes mellitus (DM) care between March 1, 2020 and April 1, 2021 (the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic period)…

Editorial

Getting a CLEARER Picture: Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Statin Intolerance

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide.1 In 2019, the prevalence of ASCVD in the United States was 24 million people, affecting approximately 10% of the population older than 21 years.2 An established link exists between lower levels of…

Original Article

Fixed-Dose Phenobarbital Versus As-Needed Benzodiazepines for the Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in Acute Care General Internal Medicine

Objectives: The management of patients at risk of severe alcohol withdrawal is challenging because conventional treatment with as-needed benzodiazepines may be ineffective. We created a fixed-dose phenobarbital protocol and compared patient outcomes using this protocol with an as-needed benzodiazepine protocol. Methods: Patients admitted from the emergency department (ED) to General…

Letter to the Editor

On “A Comprehensive Review of COVID-19–Associated Endocrine Manifestation”

To the Editor: The article “A Comprehensive Review of COVID-19–Associated Endocrine Manifestation” by Khan et al delivered a concise and informative overview of the effect of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection on the endocrine systems.1

Special Section

Presidential Address of Dr Christopher D. Jackson, 2023–2024 President of the Southern Medical Association

The following is the presidential address of the Southern Medical Association’s 2023–2024 president, Dr. Christopher D. Jackson. Dr. Jackson was installed on Saturday, October 28, 2023, during the SMA Annual Scientific Assembly, which was held October 26–28, 2023, in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Special Section

SMA’s 2023 Annual Scientific Assembly Abstract Presentations

The following abstracts were presented during the Southern Medical Association’s 115th Annual Scientific Assembly, in Greensboro, North Carolina, October 26‐28, 2023, and are listed in the original order of presentation. Abstracts are published as submitted.

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