“Dimensions of a Generalist Career: Discovery, Equity, and Impact”

The Society of General Internal Medicine will be hosting its 2022 Annual Meeting April 6-9 in Orlando, FL at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Hotel. This year’s theme, Dimensions of a Generalist Career: Discovery, Equity, and Impact, highlights building a successful and sustainable generalist workforce through encouraging discovery as a foundation of medical education and research; advocating for health equity through policy and community engagement; and promoting the impact of generalists as leaders in the future of health care

SGIM’s presenters are doctors and other health care professionals responsible for teaching general internal medicine to the next generation of physicians. Most combine teaching with taking care of patients in clinical practices and/or research about medical treatment.  For more information on SGIM, to register as press, or for a schedule of the events, please visit https://connect.sgim.org/annualmeeting/home.    

Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics – Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, MD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Director, NIMHD

Invited professors are General Internists and/or Geriatricians with nationally recognized expertise in education, research, and/or clinical care related to the care of older adults. The DPG program facilitates career development of SGIM members in academic fields directly related to older patients in terms of education, research, and clinical practice.

Thursday, April 7 (ET)

• Geriatrics Poster Walk & Talk – Dr. Perez-Stable will lead the walk and talk presentation 10:15-11:45AM
• Distinguished Professor of Geriatrics Keynote Lecture – Dr. Perez-Stable will deliver the keynote lecture 12:00-1:00PM
• Scientific Abstract Oral Presentations in Geriatrics – Dr. Perez-Stable will serve as the session discussant 3:45-4:45PM

Distinguished Professor of Hospital Medicine – Vineet Arora, MD, MAPP
Herbert T Abelson Professor of Medicine Dean for Medical Education University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Invited professors are nationally recognized in the field of Hospital Medicine; past Distinguished Professors have shared their expertise in medical education, health services research, and hospital medicine outcomes research with members of SGIM at the National Meeting through a plenary address and a moderated oral abstract session.  The intent of the DPHM program is to facilitate career development of SGIM members in the fields of hospital and general internal medicine in terms of education, research, and clinical practice.

Thursday, April 7 (ET)

• Distinguished Professor of Hospital Medicine Keynote Lecture – Dr. Arora will present the Hospital Medicine Keynote Address 12:00-1:00PM
• Scientific Abstract Oral Presentations in Hospital Medicine – Dr. Arora will serve as the session discussant 2:30-3:30PM
• Hospital Medicine Poster Walk & Talk – Dr. Arora will lead the walk and talk presentation 4:30-6:00PM

Distinguished Professor of Health Equity – Tracie Collins, MD, MHCDS, MPH
University of New Mexico School of Medicine Dean, College of Population Health

The Distinguished Professorship in Health Equity was established in 2019 by SGIM’s Health Equity Commission to highlight the work of national leaders in health equity during the SGIM annual meeting.  The Distinguished Professorship includes a plenary address from a national leader in health equity and a moderated health equity abstract session and poster session.

Friday, April 8 (ET)

• Distinguished Professor of Health Equity Keynote Lecture – Dr. Collins will present the Health Equity Keynote Address 12:00-1:00PM
• Scientific Abstract Oral Presentations in Health Equity – Dr. Collins will serve as the session discussant 3:45 – 4:45PM
• Health Equity Poster Walk & Talk – Dr. Collins will lead the walk and talk presentation 4:30-6:00PM

Distinguished Professor of Women and Medicine – Amy Gottlieb, MD, FACP
University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

The Women and Medicine Distinguished Professorship includes a plenary address from a national leader in women’s health and a moderated women’s health abstract session.  Presenters have spanned the breadth of women’s health with presentations promoting women’s health research, the practice of women’s health, women’s health education, advocacy, policy, and the careers of women in medicine.

Friday, April 8 (ET)

• Woman and Medicine Poster Walk & Talk – Dr. Gottlieb will lead the walk and talk presentation 10:15-11:45AM
• Distinguished Professor of Woman and Medicine Keynote Lecture – Dr. Gottlieb will present the Woman and Medicine Keynote Address 12:00-1:00PM
• Scientific Abstract Oral Presentations in Women’s Health – Dr. Gottlieb will serve as the session discussant 3:45-4:45PM

 The Society of General Internal Medicine is a member-based international medical association of 3,000 of the world's leading academic general internists, who are dedicated to improving access to care for vulnerable populations, eliminating health care disparities and enhancing medical education. SGIM strives to be the professional home for innovators and scholars in academic general internal medicine leading the way to better health for everyone. The members of the Society advance the practice of medicine through their commitment to providing comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective care to adults, educating the next generation of outstanding physicians, and conducting cutting-edge research to improve quality of care and clinical outcomes of all patients.

SGIM’s mission is to cultivate innovative educators, researchers, and clinicians in academic general internal medicine, leading the way to better health for everyone. www.sgim.org