The society also provides scholarships to rheumatology fellows that cover travel costs to meetings and now offers associate memberships to rheumatology health professionals.
Back on Track
Today, the Michigan Rheumatism Society meets three times each year, each time offering a different focus, including medical education and practice management. The meetings rotate in locations statewide to make it easier for providers to attend at least once each year. Dr. Majjhoo says attendance is up—averaging 40–50 members per meeting—and people are engaged.
The next meeting, scheduled for April 27, will offer a complimentary rheumatology billing and coding course for members, taught by Antanya Chung and Melesia Tillman from the ACR.
The annual summer conference will meet at a resort in northern Michigan and is designed to be family friendly, Dr. Majjhoo says. In the fall, the society will meet again around a topic of high relevance.
Dr. Majjhoo’s biggest goal in rebuilding the society? “We are taking care of our specialty, but we’re really advocating for the needs of our patients.”
Kelly April Tyrrell writes about health, science and health policy. She lives in Madison, Wis.
