SMA PIT sat down again with Carmen Simmons, a M4 at Meharry Medical College, for a follow up conversation about her experiences as a black woman at a HBCU medical school and as a student providing care to underserved communities in Nashville, TN.

Ryan Alexander, a fourth-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Dr. Donald DiPette, the Health Sciences Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina/University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Columbia offer insight and perspective regarding residency interviewing during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this conversation they touch on many areas, including the components of virtual interviews and social events, potential advantages and drawbacks of not interviewing in person, the recommendations the Association of American Medical Colleges has made to address residency interview allocation, and how the match process may differ in 2021 from previous years. Mr. Alexander and Dr. DiPette also share their thoughts on what they believe the future of residency interviews may look like, as well as provide advice to those who will soon begin the residency interview process.

In our sixth podcast of our series on HIV testing, treatment, and prevention in the primary care setting, Drs. Lisa Fitzpatrick and David Malebranche focus on the importance of taking a detailed and nonjudgmental sexual history, as well as highlight some new PrEP and HIV treatment options that are expected to be available for clinical use in the near future.

SMA PIT sat down again with Sarah Garner, the director of the Pathologists' Assistant Program and an adjunct assistant professor at Tulane, to discuss her experience with social media in medicine. In this episode, Sarah gives advice to medical trainees on establishing a professional presence on social media.

SMA PIT sat down with Sarah Garner to discuss her experience with social media and how she is using it to enrich medical education for trainees. In addition to having a robust Instagram profile that provides medical education to over 60k followers across the country, Sarah also discusses how social media has become an important aspect of her roles at Tulane.

How do physicians who are arguably one of the most dedicated, passionate, capable, and giving groups of people in the world feel so powerless and marginalized shaping our professional work experience? What can we do about it? In this podcast, Dr. Lauren Kosinski, the founder of Metamorphosis Medicine, recommends 4 cornerstones for reclaiming joy and fulfillment in the practice of medicine and is offering practices and instruction to help foster addressing them.

In our fifth podcast of our series on HIV testing, treatment, and prevention in the primary care setting, Drs. Lisa Fitzpatrick and David Malebranche discuss common barriers to HIV testing encountered in the primary care setting and suggest practical ways to incorporate HIV-related care into regular practice.

SMA PIT sat down with Carmen Simmons, who appeared on our radar after tweeting about the cost of medical education from @whereinmyworld. Carmen shared her perspective on the educational and professional value of participating in the #medtwitter community, ranging from discussing on the cost of medical education to finding new mentors. A M4 at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Carmen also shared what drew her to specialize in family medicine and her vision for family medicine obstetrics.

In our fourth podcast of our series on HIV testing, treatment, and prevention in the primary care setting, Drs. Lisa Fitzpatrick and David Malebranche highlight the importance of recognizing and appreciating the intersectionality of identities (including gender, race, and religion) when discussing sexual health and HIV prevention with patients.

SMA PIT sat down to Kelly Cheung, a third year medical student and social media influencer at @kellytakesmedicine to discuss how she got started with her blog and Instagram at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. In less than a year, she has 2k-3k blog views per month and over 12.2k followers on Instagram.