Exclusive: ACR Convergence 2024| Focus Rheums

An official publication of the ACR and the ARP serving rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals

Rheum with a View: How Should We Train Rheumatology Fellows?

Richard S. Panush, MD  |  Issue: August 2013  |  

It has been willed where will and power are one.

—Dante Alighieri

ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE

Make everything as simple as possible but not simpler.

—Albert Einstein

ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL TO CONTINUE

Dr. Panush is professor of medicine, division of rheumatology, department of medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

References

  1. Nasca TJ, Philibert I, Brigham T, Flynn TC. The next GME accreditation system—rationale and benefits. N Engl J Med. 2012;366:1051-1056.
  2. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Frequently asked questions about the next accreditation system. Updated December 2012. Available at www.acgme-nas.org/assets/pdf/NASFAQs.pdf. Accessed July 12, 2013.
  3. Vasilias J (Executive Director, Review Committee for Internal Medicine, Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education, Chicago, IL): Personal communication/conversation, May 23, 2012.
  4. Criscione-Schreiber LG, Bolster MB, Jonas BL, O’Rourke KS. Competency based goals, objective, and linked evaluations for rheumatology training programs: A standardized template of learning activities from the Carolinas fellows collaborative (CFC). Arthritis Care Res. 2013;65:846-853.
  5. Kohane IS, Drazen JM, Campion EW. A glimpse of the next 100 years in medicine. New Engl J Med. 2012;367:2538-2539.
  6. Emanuel EJ, Fuchs VR. Shortening medical training by 30%. JAMA. 2012;307:1143-1144.
  7. Goiten L, Ludmerer KM. Resident workload—let’s treat the disease, not just the symptom. JAMA Intern Med. 2013;173:655-656.
  8. Ludmerer KM. Time To Heal. American Medical Education from the Turn of the Century to the Era of Managed Care. New York, N.Y.: Oxford; 1999.
  9. Panush RS. “Introduction, Chapter 8, Miscellaneous Topics.” In: Panush RS, ed: Yearbook of Rheumatology, Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease. Mosby-Yearbook; 2006:277-307.

Related Articles

    A Primer for New Rheumatology Fellowship Program Directors

    Editor’s note (March 23, 2022): In 2022, the Division Directors Conference and Program Coordinators Conference will both be part of ACR Education Exchange, held April 28–May 1 in Orlando, Fla. Registration is now open. New fellowship program directors often step into the role with little in the way of training, resources or mentoring. That’s where…

    New ACGME Milestones Implemented for Rheumatology Fellows in Training

    The past several decades have seen the transition of medical training from a hierarchical, teacher-driven model to a learner-centered approach that emphasizes competency-based medical education (CBME). CBME refers to several aspects of education, including: 1) flexible, lifelong learning; 2) emphasis on knowledge and skills rather than regurgitation of facts; and 3) formative rather than summative…