The AHRP Research Committee Enhances Research Knowledge, Skills for Members

The ARHP Research Subcommittee plans to work closely to assist the ACR Committee on Research along with the ACR Early Career Investigator Subcommittee. In doing so, we hope to increase awareness and participation in such events as the Rheumatology Research Workshop and encourage early career investigators to present their research and align with mentors in the field of rheumatology. Additionally, we will promote events at the Annual Meeting that are geared toward junior faculty, early stage investigators and new investigators, such as the session being organized by the Early Career Investigators Subcommittee, How to Find the Right Grant at the Right Time: Meet the NIH and Foundation Leaders. This event, to be held at the 2017 ACR Annual Meeting on Nov. 8 from 9–10:30 a.m., will be an interactive session to meet one on one with program officers from the NIH and rheumatology foundation representatives. It’s opportunities such as these that we want to make our membership aware of to help promote and expand the role of rheumatology research.

We are grateful for our outstanding staff support, enthusiastic scientists and dedicated ARHP Research Subcommittee members and small project volunteers. If research is an interest of yours, consider volunteering as a committee member or to work on a small project in the coming year. If interested, take a few moments to complete the Volunteer Opportunities Survey. Direct any questions or feedback regarding this article to [email protected].

Adam P. Goode, DPT, PhD, ARHP Research Subcommittee chair, completed his PhD in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and doctorate in physical therapy at Duke University. He is an associate professor in the Duke Department of Orthopedic Surgery and a core faculty member at the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

ARHP President Afton L. Hassett, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and an associate research scientist in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. As a principal investigator at the Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center, she conducts interdisciplinary research related to exploring the role of cognitive, affective and behavioral factors in pain and functioning in rheumatologic populations.