Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) SGIM is an American professional society composed of physicians engaged in internal medicine research and teaching. It was originally named The Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine (SREPCIM), at its inaugural meeting in 1978. Startup funding for SREPCIM was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded to the American College of Physicians. In 1988, SREPCIM became the Society of General Internal Medicine. By 2006, SGIM had over 2800 members.
SGIM publishes the Journal of General Internal Medicine. It also produces the Core Medicine Clerkship Curriculum Guide, with a Faculty Manual and Pocket Guide for Students. Its goals are to support its members, foster innovation and creativity in clinical care, teaching and research, and increase its impact and others' awareness of SGIM.
Research. SGIM clinician-investigators are world-renowned researchers who have shaped health care delivery through ground-breaking research in diverse topics such as quality of care, health care disparities, patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and doctor/patient communication. SGIM's members are experts in clinical, health services, and epidemiological research. These methodologies are essential for translational research, which guides the integration of medical advances into patient care. SGIM members also play a major role in educating future generations of researchers to develop, evaluate, and implement health care advances.
Education. SGIM members are also at the forefront of educating medical students, residents, and post-graduate fellows at academic centers and teaching hospitals. Clinician-educators develop and evaluate innovations in medical education that help prepare tomorrow's clinicians to deliver evidence-based, quality care that is culturally appropriate.
Clinical Practice. SGIM members specialize in diagnosing and treating the entire spectrum of adults' health conditions with particular expertise in the care of patients with multiple, complex diseases. Members also focus on delivering preventative care to avert or reduce the devastating effects of disease. SGIM members work to improve the health of adults through the use of information technologies, team-based medical care, systems research, and continuous quality improvement.
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The Research Committee has created a Dataset Compendium with information on finding and using publicly-available datasets for research. The Dataset Compendium provides information on 34 datasets covering a broad range of topics. Research Handouts are also available with specific approaches and strategies to advance research in general internal medicine.
The Education Committee has organized selective Medical Education Handouts with information, tips, and curricula for medical educators. Strategies are included to teach competencies, evaluate programs, foster scholarship, and learn medical education research methods.
The Clinical Practice Committee has organized selective Clinical Practice Handouts with strategies to support the clinical practice of general internal medicine.
The Academic Hospitalist Taskforce has developed the Quality Portfolio. The Quality Portfolio (QP) is intended to formally organize and document one’s activities in quality improvement. The design and function of the Quality Portfolio is meant to parallel that of the Educator’s Portfolio, which is widely used as an effective tool to document achievement and success in education.