Day 3 of #SRM2026! — SATURDAY, FEB 28 ✨ Joint Plenary. Generative AI in Medicine: Transforming Care, Research & Education ✨ Cardiovascular–Adult II ✨ Afternoon packed with specialty tracks across disciplines

Honoring Dr. Kenneth Nugent, MD — a truly remarkable clinician, educator, researcher, and leader in academic medicine. Proud to celebrate him as the 2026 SSCI Founder’s Medal recipient. We’re deeply grateful for his many years of dedicated service to the Society and his community. #SRM2026

#SRM2026 Congratulations to the Tinsley Harrison Scholar Class of 2026👏🎉

We kick off Day 2 of #SRM2026 with an award ceremony and a presidential speech from Dr. Dana Rizk from UAB

#SRM2026 - Friday, Feb 27 📌Highlights: 🔸 Registration: 7am–7pm 🔸 SSCI Plenary Session SSCI Presidential Symposium 🔸 Clinical Case Sessions 🔸 SSCI 80th Anniversary Celebration

#SRM2026 - THURSDAY, FEB 26 📌Highlights: 🔸 Registration: 7am–7pm 🔸 Workshops: Academic career building, clinical research, & AI 🔸 LA CaTS Annual Meeting & NextGen Clinical Research Minds Symposium 🔸 Clinical Case Sessions 🔸 Poster Session 🔸 SSCI Networking Reception

1 day away! 🎉🎉We can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow at the 2026 Southern Regional Meeting! #SRM2026

📢 It is ALMOST time for the 2026 Southern Regional Meeting #SRM2026!! February 26-28, 2026! 🎊 Pre-registration ends TOMORROW, Feb 22nd. Register here: ww2.highmarksce.com/tulane/Plann...

Congratulations to 2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholar Ruth Adekunle, MD, MSCR! Dr. Adekunle is Assistant Professor at Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina. Her research includes HIV and HCV care continuums and infections in immunocompromised hosts.

Congratulations to our Early Career Council Vice Chair, Dr. Clarissa Tio of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, for being named as a Nephrologist with Promising Work by the President of the American Society of Nephrology @asnkidney.bsky.social

📢 Congrats to Dr. Fabian Maximilian Bock, MD, PhD @vumedicine.bsky.social, recipient of the 2024 SSCI Research Scholar Award, on his new PNAS publication! We are proud your amazing amazing accomplishment!! 👏👏 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Congratulations to Dr. Fabian Bock, recipient of the 2024 SSCI Research Scholar Award, on his new PNAS publication! Read the paper here: pnas.org/doi/10.1073/.... We are proud of your outstanding accomplishment!

Consider supporting SSCI this Thanksgiving! To mark the 80th anniversary of SSCI, we established the “80 for 80 Club” to mark this milestone 🎂 📷 $800 donation 📷 Members recognized at SRM 2026 📷Join here 📷https://ssciweb.org/donate.php👉

Congratulations to our Early Career Council Vice Chair, Dr. Clarissa Tio of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, for being named as a Nephrologist with Promising Work by the President of the American Society of Nephrology @asnkidney.bsky.social

Checkout this AJMS publication: 📊 New study (1999–2020) shows rising mortality from hypertensive renal disease in the U.S. with sharp upticks after 2013 and during COVID-19.

🌟2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight📷 Crystal Cobb, DO – Emory University School of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids Dr. Cobb's research focuses on cystic fibrosis related endocrinopathies.

Early Career Council (ECC) Highlight 📷 Dr. Priyanka Majety is an Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and serves as the Adult Outpatient Diabetes Director at VCU Health.

📅 SSCI Deadlines Reminder ✨ Oct 15 🏅 Early Career Awards: For faculty ≤6 years from training, nominated by an SSCI Fellow. 💰 Includes a monetary award + 1-year SSCI membership. 🔗 www.ssciweb.org/early-career...

📣📣CALL FOR ABSTRACTS! 2026 Southern Regional Meeting 🚨2 DAYS AWAY- Submit your abstracts for the 2026 Southern Regional Meeting (SRM). Due October 3rd at 6 pm Eastern. srm2026.abstractcentral.com

🚨 Deadline Approaching: October 3 🚨 Apply now for the SSCI Tinsley Harrison Scholars Award — a prestigious opportunity for early-career MD & MD/PhD investigators in clinical or basic research! 🔬 Open to: Postdocs, Instructors, Assistant Professors www.ssciweb.org/tinsley-harr...

🧵 Upcoming SSCI Awards & Opportunities – Deadlines in October! 1️⃣ SSCI Early Career Awards 🗓 Deadline: Oct 15 Recognizing outstanding early career faculty in research, education, or clinical service. 🏆 Includes monetary award + 1-year SSCI membership 🔗 ssciweb.org/early-career...

William Arthur Ward: “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” That’s the spirit of SSCI. 🙌 With its rare Clinician Educator Track, SSCI proves that a great teacher can come from anywhere —

Check out this 🆕 New review in the September issue of @AmJMedSci : “Cirrhosis and hyponatremia: A review of pathogenesis, clinical relevance, and management.” www.amjmedsci.com/article/S000...

🌟2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight📷 1/ Dr. Deepshikha Ashana, MD, MBA, MS Assistant Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine Duke University School of Medicine @dukemedschool.bsky.social

📢 SRM 2026 Abstracts due Oct 3, 2025! 📝 Submit: srm2026.abstractcentral.com (open Aug 8–Oct 3) More info + Call for Abstracts: www.ssciweb.org/southern-reg...

🎉 SSCI is turning 80! 🎉 Join us at SRM 2026 for our 80th Anniversary Celebration 🐠 📍 Audubon Aquarium 📅 Fri, Feb 27, 2026 | 6:30–9:30 pm Reception + aquarium access + dinner 🌊🍽️ 🎟️ $100 faculty | $75 jr faculty | $40 trainees/students ⌛Space is limited to 150 seats so reserve your spot now!

It’s not too late to nominate a deserving faculty to become a Fellow of the SSCI! Open to those at or above the Assistant Professor level with meritorious scholarly and leadership activities. Due: Aug. 15, 2025 Link for details: ssciweb.org/fellowship.php

💫 Early Career Council (ECC) Highlight 📷 Dr. Maria Clarissa Tio, ECC Vice-Chair, is an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Her research focuses on CKD epidemiology and the intersection of CV and kidney disease.

⭐️ Research funding opportunity⭐️ We are pleased to announce the continuation of the SSCI Research Scholar Award for promising post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty. Application deadline is September 1, 2025. See link for more information. www.ssciweb.org/ssci-researc...

Check out the new review in the August 2025 issue of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, the official SSCI Journal “The management of antiplatelet therapy in patients with coronary artery disease and thrombocytopenia” by Dr. Velibey and colleagues www.amjmedsci.org/article/S000...

🧵1/2 🚨 SSCI Fellows & Members: The next Fellow nomination deadline is August 15! The process is now streamlined & easier than ever. ✅ Review your faculty ✅ Reach out to colleagues ✅ Nominate future leaders in clinical investigation 🔗 ssciweb.org/membership

🌟Tinsley Harrison Scholars Update🌟 Congrats to previous 2024 T.H. Scholar Dr. Karen Cyndari on her recently awarded NIH K08 grant! 👏👏 📸Dr. Cyndari and her mentoring/lab team: Dr. Mohr, Dr. Nugent, Dr. Petersen, Dr. Pessoa-Uhl, & Ms. Mulford

🌟2025 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight🌟 1/ Dr. Ruth Adekunle, MD MSCR Assistant Professor of Medicine at Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Infectious Diseases @medunivsc.bsky.social

💫SSC Early Career Council (ECC) Highlight💫 Dr. Flor Alvarado @floralvarado.bsky.social, ECC Chair, is an Assistant Professor at @tulanemedicine.bsky.social Her research focuses on addressing the SDoH and psycho-cultural factors affecting outcomes in kidney and CV diseases

🧵1/3 Are you within 6 years of completing your training and passionate about academic medicine? Join the SSCI Early Career Council—a platform to shape the future of early career professionals and grow your leadership skills. 🔗 Learn more & apply below!

🚨🚨Attention SSCI Fellows and Members! The next DEADLINE to nominate new SSCI Fellows is AUGUST 15th Review your faculty rosters and reach out to colleagues at other institutions. Know someone deserving? Nominate them! 🏅 Use the link 🔗to apply: ssciweb.org/fellowship.php

🌟 Tinsley Harrison Scholars Highlight 🌟 Meet the outstanding physician-scientists from the inaugural 2024 SSCI Tinsley Harrison Scholars cohort! *Institutions and research interests reflect during the time of the program year. 🔗 Learn more & apply: www.ssciweb.org/tinsley-harr...

Post 1/8 🚨 Calling early-career physician-scientists! The SSCI is now accepting applications for the Tinsley Harrison Scholars Program—a unique opportunity to grow your research career in academic medicine. #MedEd #PhysicianScientist

📌 Check out the latest review article in this month’s issue of The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (SSCI Journal) by Dr. Charles E. Grogan, et al. “Changing paradigms in asthma management” amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-…

🎉🎉 Join the 80 for 80 Club to celebrate SSCI’s 8⃣0⃣th ANNIVERSARY!! 📍Donate $800 (one-time or in 4 installments) to help endow travel awards. Link below: ssciweb.org/index.php We hope to continue to grow and strengthen our organization. We appreciate your support!

It’s a wrap for the 2025 SSCI Mid-Year Retreat! It was certainly a productive meeting. Great things ahead for SSCI! Stay tuned for upcoming events, awards and other opportunities to get involved with the society.

Our Saturday Joint Plenary Session continues with Dr. Mary Beth Humphrey as she presents “Osteoimmunology: The little niche with a big impact” #SRM2025

Dr Satter delivers plenary talk on SCID #SRM2025

Join Dr. Maria Clarissa Tio for her talk on Identifying Mentors! Happening now in Frenchman II, 2nd Floor #SRM2025

Happening now: Special workshop “Career Advancement for Clinician Educators: Creating and Navigating Your Career Roadmap” 1-5 pm Frenchman II, 2nd Floor Dr. S. Calvin Thigpen kicking it off with his talk “Creating a Career Roadmap” #SRM2025

Congratulations, Dr. Howard-Anderson! This year’s recipient of the Research Investigator SSCI Early Career Faculty Award! #SRM2025

Congratulations to Dr. Vivian A. Fonseca for receiving the SSCI Founders’ Award! 👏🏼👏🏼 Presented by Dr. L. Lee Hamm @tulanemedicine.bsky.social @tulaneu.bsky.social #SRM2025

The SSCI Presidential Symposium continues with a fantastic presentation by Dr. Patricia J. Sime from Virginia Commonwealth University “Pulmonary Fibrosis: New Target and Opportunities for a Cure” #SRM2025

Great presentations from our trainees and learners at #SRM2025

Welcome to NOLA and see you at #SRM2025