ACGIM Chiefs Alert
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1: OCTOBER 16, 2002
WELCOME to the inaugural issue of ACGIM’s Chiefs’ Alert.
This electronic newsletter will start as a monthly publication, but will expand if
necessary. The Editor, Bob Centor, encourages members to submit items for any of the
newsletter’s features, and volunteer to be associate editors. If there is a section
you would like to edit, or have news items to contribute, please contact Bob at ACGIMChiefsAlertEditor@sgim.org.
PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE - "What are you going to do when we're all in
there?"
As ACGIM approaches 100 chiefs in the fold, we know we can't rest on our laurels. Ben
Littenberg of Vermont asked, "What are you going to do when we're all in there?"
Here's the answer!
Chiefing is tough stuff, and a well-burnished exterior is seemingly one part of the job.
But the challenges are real, and the demands are sometimes endless. ACGIM has formed a
community of like-minded individuals to help each other face mutual challenges. To this
end, ACGIM is dedicated to providing forums for support, exchange of ideas, information-
sharing, and fostering development among GIM chiefs. For details of ACGIM’s strategic
plan to achieve these goals, and the status of negotiations for an ACGIM role in the
Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, click here
RECRUITMENT LISTINGS
Clinical Investigator with Fellowship Training
Primary Care Physician-Scientist Fellowship
Click here for details.
Members can now send their recruitment listings to ACGIMChiefsAlertEditor@sgim.org for
posting on the ACGIM website and in the next Chiefs’ Alert.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
CHIEF RESIDENT IMMERSION TRAINING PROGRAM IN ADDICTION MEDICINE: NIH/NIDA, will
fund travel, accommodations, registration, and materials for this program May 14-17th,
2003, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to provide incoming Chief Residents with a scientific
foundation of addiction medicine. Contact Wendy Budwey, wendy.budwey@bmc.org,
617-414-6922 (phone), 617-414-4676 (fax) or www.bumc.bu.edu/CARE
for more information. The application deadline is March 15th, 2003.
PALLIATIVE CARE LEADERSHIP CENTERS: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s
Center to Advance Palliative Care seeks proposals from established palliative care
programs to assist and support clinicians and managers of other health care institutions
in developing palliative care programs. November 27, 2002 is the deadline for letters of
intent. Go to www.capc.org
for details.
UPCOMING ACGIM MEETINGS – Bill Moran at Wake Forest is chairing the ACGIM
Meeting Committee. He is currently planning the 2003 Institute, which will take place
preceding the SGIM National Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia at the end of April,
2003. We will publish a preview of that Institute in the next Chiefs’ Alert.
NEWS OF NOTE
Primary Care at the Crossroads: PCPs Overworked, Underpaid and Disaffected – Summary
of the current state of primary care practice http://www.physweekly.com/article.asp?issueid=35&articleid=291
Forecast MD Shortage: Debate: Primary care or subspecialists more needed. http://www.physweekly.com/article.asp?issueid=39&articleid=339
In an Election Year, These Protesters Have Power - interesting summary of the political
implications of the Medicare drug debate http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/01/business/yourmoney/01SENI.html
ARTICLES OF INTEREST - MEDICAL
A Primary Care Home for
Americans - excellent article describing the challenges facing primary care
Fighting Hand To Hand Over
Physician Workforce Policy – article from Health Affairs on workforce issues
Dreaming The American Dream:
Once More Around On Physician Workforce Policy – a response to the above article
– written by Uwe Reinhardt
ARTICLES OF INTEREST – MENTORING
What Makes Yoda So
Good? How to Be an Effective Mentor With a Mentor by
Your Side Mentoring Is
Fundamental
WEB PAGE OF INTEREST
WORK LIFE BALANCE - Susan Kersley on taking care of
you – Susan Kersley is a retired physician who works as a ‘Life Coach’
and writes regular articles for the BMJ for doctors to help them improve their lives
WEB SITES OF NOTE
Business
for Affordable Medicine – This web site carefully follows the legal battles over
generics and drug company shenanigans.
American Medical News –
This AMA publication does an excellent job of following the medical issues before congress
and many states. They particularly focus on malpractice issues.