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Fellowship Training Goes Virtual: COVID-19 Pandemic Creates Training Challenges

Catherine Kolonko | May 18, 2020

With telemedicine platforms and Zoom calls, technology is playing a large role in how rheumatology fellows are seeing patients and participating in lectures and conferences…

From the Expert: Dr. Anne Bass Addresses Fellowship Training in Rheumatology

Richard Quinn | April 29, 2016

As the need for specialists increases, the Rheumatology Fellowship Program at HHS seeks to grow the number of practicing rheumatologists. Program Director Anne Bass, MD, discusses the program’s ideas behind funding rheumatology fellowships and the challenges of attracting medical students to the field…

Rheumatology Fellowship Training in the U.S.: The REF Stimulus

E. William St.Clair, MD | March 1, 2010

This year is the 25th anniversary of the ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF), and the REF has evolved considerably since its founding in 1985.

REF Fellowship Training Award Expanded

Staff | October 1, 2007

Workforce training should be at the forefront of every rheumatologist’s mind. The release of the 2006 Rheumatology Workforce Study, commissioned by the ACR, confirms that the current shortage of rheumatologists will continue to increase, affecting current and future patient care.

Tips for Implementing Ultrasound Training in Rheumatology Fellowships

Susan Bernstein | February 13, 2020

ATLANTA—Point-of-care ultrasound education mainly has occurred at the undergraduate level at U.S. medical schools, but rheumatology fellowship training programs are rapidly catching up and integrating it into their curricula, according to two program directors who reviewed the state of rheumatology ultrasound education, including potential barriers to its implementation, on Nov. 12 at the 2019 ACR/ARP…

Rheumatology Fellowship Programs Could Benefit from Leadership Training

Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, MD | June 15, 2015

The beep of the cellphone text got me off the armchair. I had been feeling cozy and comfortable. Outside the window, it was a blissful winter wonderland—the one, I believe, Nat King Cole intended when recording “The Christmas Song.” But at the same time, I was anxious to hear whether my clinic would be canceled…

How to Write an Effective Fellowship Application Essay

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS | November 9, 2024

I read a lot of essays and, believe it or not, I’ve been known to write a few on occasion as well. The majority of them kind of linger in the back of my mind and are slowly forgotten. The ones that stick with me tend to be the application essays that I scrutinize every…

Fellows in Training Learn & Network at ACR Convergence

Abin P. Puravath, MD, MHS, FACP | July 11, 2023

PHILADELPHIA—The fellows-in-training (FIT) programs at ACR annual meetings are highly valued educational sessions that also offer a forum for fellows to meet and connect with trainees from other programs. Fellows who were not able to meet in person during the pandemic years, particularly those who were in their second or third year of training, welcomed…

Updates from the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues

Jason Liebowitz, MD, FACR | June 17, 2022

The ACR’s Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues helps young rheumatologists to become successful and find meaning in their work. Here is an update on the committee’s most recent accomplishments.

Bethany Marston, MD, Assumes Chair of Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues

Gretchen Henkel | December 6, 2021

Noting that the pandemic has shifted what and how rheumatology trainees learn, Dr. Marston hopes the Committee on Rheumatology Training & Workforce Issues can work to understand current workforce needs and explore new educational opportunities.