In U.S. medical society boardrooms, far from legislative chambers, social conflict is forcing board members to deal with laws that raise issues of medical ethics. Take the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), a group of more than a thousand medical school radiology faculty whose stated mission is to “inspire and educate the academic radiology community.”…
What It Takes to Become a Rheumatologist Then, Now & in the Future
CHICAGO—The ingredients required to make a rheumatologist have changed from the early years of the last century to now and are moving toward further transformation in the millennial-influenced future, according to Calvin Brown, MD, keynote speaker at the ACR’s 2019 Program Directors Conference. Dr. Brown, who trains medical students at Northwestern University Feinberg School of…
Wisconsin Rheumatologist Visits Rheumatology Training Program in Nepal
A Milwaukee rheumatologist delivered lectures, participated in Grand Rounds and consulted on rheumatology treatment strategies during his visit this winter to the Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Nepal. Paul Halverson, MD, affiliated with Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin, says the several days he spent in Patan, Nepal, adjacent to Kathmandu and…
Dual Certification: Is 1 Head Better Than 2?
“Hi, I’m Dr. Kumar, and I’m an allergist,” is something I sometimes fumble when I introduce myself to confused rheumatology patients, before I quickly correct myself with, “… well, I’m also a rheumatologist.” There’s a moment of slight embarrassment that I crossed my circuits, but otherwise I’m proud to say I’m certified in both. This…
Arizona Project Trains Rural Clinics to Triage & Refer Rheumatic Disease Cases
Dominick Sudano, MD, an assistant professor at the University of Arizona and rheumatologist at Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz., knows how tough it is for patients living in remote areas to obtain a rheumatology consultation. “It’s not unusual for patients living in rural areas of Arizona to wait four to six months for a…
Employment Agreement Considerations for a New Practitioner
You are a new practitioner, ready to begin your first job, one for which you’ve been preparing for years. Your prospective employer gives you an agreement that outlines your compensation, scope of work, requirements and benefits. You are eager to start your new assignment, and you want to sign this document quickly to make your…
An Expression of Gratitude: The Presidents’ Farewell to Mark Andrejeski
Sometimes it’s hard to get a song out of your head, especially when you can’t recall all the lyrics and struggle to find the words to fill in the blanks. That’s what happened to me when I started to write this column. A song, probably too dated now for many to find particularly compelling, kept…
Medicaid Work Rules Likely to Penalize Chronically Ill
(Reuters Health)—States that require adults on Medicaid to work a set number of hours to get benefits may find many people lose coverage because behavioral health conditions and other chronic health problems make it hard for them to work, a U.S. study suggests. Medicaid, a joint federal and state health program for the poor, allows…
U.S. Government Website for Comparing Doctors Lacks Data
(Reuters Health)—Physician Compare, a U.S. website created to help patients find high-quality doctors, is missing so much information on individual providers that it may not be helpful, a new study suggests. Quality reporting has been a work in progress for almost three decades since a landmark 1999 report from the Institute of Medicine, ‘To Err…
What Makes a Master Clinician? Dr. Sterling West Talks about His Career & Offers Advice for Future Rheumatologists
Many, if not all, rheumatologists seek to grow as clinicians so they can provide consistently exceptional care to patients and serve as role models for colleagues and trainees. In our Lessons from Master Clinicians series for The Rheumatologist, we present insights from clinicians who have achieved distinction in the field of rheumatology and who are…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- 43
- …
- 150
- Next Page »