Has Rheumatology Become a More Attractive Career?

Despite rheumatology becoming a more popular career, researchers note that more rheumatology fellowship positions are needed to lead to more rheumatologists in the workforce. “This salutary and exciting potential opportunity for rheumatology should be exploited,” they write.

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Tran HW, Mathias LM, Panush RS. Has rheumatology become a more attractive career choice? Comparison of trends in the Rheumatology Fellowship Match from 2008 to 2013 with 2014 to 2017. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2019 Apr;71(3):456–460.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all rheumatology fellowship interviews conducted in the 2020 fellowship recruitment season were conducted in a virtual, video-based format to reduce the risks associated with travel and face-to-face meetings. In June 2020, the Coalition for Physician Accountability released guidance suggesting all programs commit to online-only interviews and recruitment events, even…

Rheumatology training programs adopt computerized fellowship selection

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the ACR’s Committee on Training and Workforce (COTW) has been interested in better understanding how fellowship recruitment is affected by virtual recruitment from the perspectives of both program directors and trainees. This past year, the COTW conducted a survey study to gain the perspective of program directors.1 The Rheumatology…

The desire for safety during the COVID-19 pandemic has forced rheumatology fellowship programs to embrace virtual platforms. Here are some insights into how this change has affected recruitment in 2020.

Virtual Recruitment in 2020 and Beyond: Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors Survey Results

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