The SHM Piedmont Triad will be hosting an in-person meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. ET at Foothills Brewpub in Winston-Salem, NC. Please join the chapter for networking and for an educational presentation titled, "An Update on Inpatient Management of COPD and Community Acquired Pneumonia," provided by Drs. Sumera Andleeb and Alexandria Sutton. This event will also feature the chapter's Scientific Abstract Competition where fellows, residents, and medical students will be showcasing their work in research, innovations, and clinical vignettes.

Dr. Andleeb is an assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist. She is an academic hospitalist. She enjoys teaching students and residents and has a research interest in QI, Health Equity and AI in medicine.

Dr. Sutton is an Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist where she works as a daytime Hospitalist. She enjoys teaching students and residents and has a research interest in cardiovascular disease.

Agenda:
6:30-7:30 p.m. - Networking with Exhibitors and Poster Judging
7:30-8:30 p.m. - Dinner and Speaker Presentation
8:30-9:00 p.m. - Announcement of Winners

Please click here to register.

Call for Abstracts

The SHM Piedmont Triad Chapter invites Advanced Practice Providers (PA/NP), Early Career Physicians, Fellows, Residents, and Medical Students (MD/ APP) to submit abstracts to the chapter's Scientific Abstract Competition.

Submission Categories: 1. Quality Improvement 2. Clinical Vignettes
Submission Deadline: Monday, November 3, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Submission Instructions: Submit your abstract through the Abstract Submission Portal.
Notification of Acceptance: Wednesday, November 5, 2025

The first place winner is encouraged to submit their poster to the National Scientific Abstract Competition taking place at SHM’s annual conference, Converge, in Nashville, TN, March 29 - April 1, 2026 and will be required to submit their abstract to the national submission site by the November 24, 2025 submission deadline in order to be accepted.

View submission guidelines.