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.
“He cared when no one else did. He not only took the time to figure out what was wrong but listened to what I had to say no matter how crazy I may have sounded. Dr. Templin is a rare type of doctor—he’s the type that clearly loves his career and patients to the core,”…
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…
The 2024 Rheumatology Research Workshop facilitated educational and relationship-building experiences for early-career and established rheumatology professionals alike.
The FTC issued a Final Rule that banned non-compete agreements, but the rule was recently halted by a nationwide injunction from a federal court in Texas.
Celebrating its long history, the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology at Medical University of South Carolina has made strides in scleroderma, lupus and more.
As the Asia-Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) convened its 26th annual congress in Singapore this August, Ellen M. Gravallese, MD, was honored as an APLAR Master. Dr. Gravallese is currently the Theodore Bevier Bayles Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Boston, chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation and Immunity at Brigham…
Dr. Megan Cooper Appointed Director of Pediatric Rheumatology & Immunology Division at WashU Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist recognized internationally for her work in pediatric immunodeficiencies and immune dysregulation, took the reins of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, as director this past fall….
Wondering how best to care for an adult patient with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis or a pediatric patient with early-onset osteoarthritis? Unsure how to manage a 23-year-old with chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis or an 8-year-old with tophaceous gout due to Lesch-Nyhan syndrome? Ask a Med-Peds rheumatologist. What Is a Med-Peds Rheumatologist? Med-Peds rheumatologists in the U.S….
Nearly one-third of academic physicians surveyed, including many rheumatologists, were considering leaving their institutions within two years of the survey, often because of a lack of professional fulfillment or from professional burnout, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open in fall 2023.1,2 That amount of physician turnover contributes to an interruption of patient…
Mannion et al. set out to describe the adult rheumatology workforce in the U.S. by measuring the number of rheumatologists and advanced practice providers entering and exiting the field and studying their demographics.