Antony Rosen, MBChB, describes the 10 essential characteristics of good mentorship…

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Career Corner: Whether you're a new rheumatology fellow, an experienced academic rheumatologist, a researcher or a rheumatologist in private practice, you'll find resources in the articles here designed to help you at every stage of your career. You can find information on academic vs. private practice, how to navigate an employment offer, compensation models, noncompete agreements and even tips for selling your practice.
In addition, be sure to review the ACR's career resources: ACR CareerConnection and FIT Career Roadmap.
Antony Rosen, MBChB, describes the 10 essential characteristics of good mentorship…
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…
Joseph Cantrell, JD |
A bill introduced in January in the Washington Legislature would allow pediatric and juvenile rheumatologists to access the state’s loan forgiveness program.
Tamar Rubinstein, MD, MS |
Current legislation that stipulates a loan repayment program for pediatric subspecialists could help the pediatric rheumatology community attract trainees and meet patient demand.
Ioannis Parodis, MD, PhD, & Katie Druce, PhD |
Since 1998, the ACR/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Exchange Program has supported junior academic rheumatologists, rheumatology professionals and health professionals in rheumatology in traveling from Europe to the U.S., and vice versa, to exchange clinical and research skills, expertise and knowledge. The program is designed to recognize outstanding early career faculty in rheumatology research, so…
Insights into how to effectively teach & communicate feedback to students were offered in this Annual Meeting session…
J. Michelle Kahlenberg Receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists & Engineers (PECASE) A physician scientist and associate professor of internal medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, J. Michelle Kahlenberg, MD, PhD, is a 2019 recipient of the prestigious PECASE award. Dr. Kahlenberg, who also holds the…
ATLANTA—Every year at its Annual Meeting, the ACR recognizes its members’ outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology through an awards program. The ACR is proud to announce 20 award recipients for 2019, honored for their accomplishments as clinicians, instructors or researchers who have helped advance rheumatology, for their commitment to inspire others to enter…
Jean Liew, MD |
I had the opportunity to attend the Rheumatology Research Workshop in Washington, D.C., in June 2019. Held annually, this two-day meeting is run by the ACR Early Career Investigators (ECI) Subcommittee and is geared toward trainees at all levels (fellows, residents and medical students) and junior faculty with an interest in a rheumatology research career….
ATLANTA—In the late 1990s, at the Annual Meeting, a colleague asked Marian Hannan, DSc, MSc, who is now professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, if she wanted to go to a tourist attraction and talk about professional pursuits during a break at the conference. The colleague ranked higher than she did, and she didn’t…