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10 Characteristics of Good Mentoring: Tips for What Mentees Need from Their Mentors

February 19, 2020 • By Thomas R. Collins

Antony Rosen, MBChB, describes the 10 essential characteristics of good mentorship…... [Read More]

How to Cultivate Stronger Mentor–Mentee Relationships

September 17, 2019 • By Carina Stanton

An experienced mentor shares his tips for how to support rheumatology professionals who are learning the art of rheumatologic care early in their careers…... [Read More]

Mentoring May Help Address Workforce Shortage

August 17, 2018 • By Mary Beth Nierengarten

Like other areas of medicine, rheumatology is facing a significant workforce shortage. As documented in a recently published study by the ACR, the demand for rheumatology clinical services is expected to exceed the supply of rheumatology providers by 2030.1 Without a concerted effort to explore ways to retain rheumatology providers in the workforce, this imbalance… [Read More]

The State of the Science: Annual Research Meetings Foster Collaboration & Mentorship

August 16, 2018 • By David Daikh, MD, PhD, & Abby Abelson, MD, FACR

The 11th annual Investigators’ Meeting and the Rheumatology Research Workshop, held in June in San Francisco, were by all accounts great successes. California sunshine greeted more than 120 attendees as we came together to share the latest advances and updates in rheumatology research. These annual meetings have something for every research professional, whether you work… [Read More]

The ACR Rheumatology Research Workshop Designed to Promote Collaboration, Mentoring Among Investigators

October 16, 2017 • By Iris Navarro-Milan, MD, & Jeffrey Sparks, MD, MMSc

The ACR Rheumatology Research Workshop (RRW) is a two-day meeting designed to promote interactions between early and established investigators to foster collaboration and facilitate career mentoring. The RRW is targeted to rheumatology fellows, junior faculty, medical/graduate students, and residents interested in learning more about how to succeed in a research career for rheumatology. RRW is… [Read More]

Rheumatology Research Workshop Encourages Collaboration, Career Mentoring

October 10, 2016 • By From the College

The Rheumatology Research Workshop (RRW), a two-day meeting designed to promote interactions between early and established investigators to foster collaboration and facilitate career mentoring, was held this year on June 24–25 in Atlanta. Each year, the workshop includes scientific lectures, elevator pitch presentations, poster sessions and scheduled time for interaction with senior investigators to exchange… [Read More]

Preceptorships, Mentors Steer Rheumatology

October 10, 2016 • By From the College

Brian Le, MD, a rheumatology fellow at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University (MCG), credits an excellent mentor and two Rheumatology Research Foundation preceptorships with guiding his career toward rheumatology. “Working with Dr. Laura Carbone has opened up a lot of doors for me,” says Dr. Le. “I wouldn’t have such a great relationship with… [Read More]

Find Your Mentor in Medicine

June 13, 2016 • By Karen Appold

Medicine has traditionally been an apprenticeship model. The most elemental and constructive method of passing on knowledge is the mentor–mentee relational experience. Mentorship encompasses not only the role of teacher, but also that of coach, role model, advisor and confidante. Matthew J. Koster, MD, rheumatology fellow and instructor in medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., can… [Read More]

The REF: A Facilitator of Mentoring

March 18, 2011 • By By E. William St.Clair, MD

The ACR Research and Education Foundation (REF) has made a substantial commitment to supporting career development through its many grant programs, such as the preceptorships for medical and graduate students and residents, the Rheumatology Scientist Development Award, the Rheumatology Investigator Award, and the Career Development Bridge Funding Award, provided in collaboration with the Arthritis Foundation.... [Read More]

Mentoring Makes the World Go ‘Round

May 1, 2009 • By Marian T. Hannan, DSc, MPH, and Catherine L. Backman, PhD, OT(C)

After a decade each of serving on many committees and presidential working groups, our work in the ARHP is not over. In fact, we have discovered that our educational and professional motivation to improve research and educate our students has nearly one hundred-percent overlap with the ongoing goals of the ARHP to support the graduate students and young investigators and to sponsor new members. The ARHP offers several opportunities for you to mentor a student, colleague, or non-member through the ARHP Graduate Student Award Program, the Member-Get-a-Member Campaign, and the REF grants programs for health professionals.... [Read More]