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Neal S. Birnbaum, MD  |  Issue: November 2006  |  

We look forward to bringing you more information about the quality movement and the ACR’s involvement in it in future issues of The Rheumatologist, as well as through other ACR communication lines.

Dr. Birnbaum is president-elect of ACR.

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