ACR Past President Douglas White, MD, PhD, discusses his transition to private practice & the tensions between private practice & academic rheumatologists.
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.
Career Highlights
Private Practice, Research, Academia? Career Tips for Rheumatology Fellows
As rheumatology fellows approach the end of what for many is 25th grade, it’s time to focus on what you want to do for the rest of your life.
VIEWHow to Navigate the Employment Offer
There’s nothing quite as exciting as answering a phone call to hear the words: “You’re hired.” After hours of research and preparation, multiple interviews and a healthy dose of daydreaming about your first day, you’ve made it across the finish line.
VIEWEmployment 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.
VIEWA Guide to Understanding Physician Compensation Models
Understanding your compensation is critical before you decide to accept a job. In the world of medical practices or groups, however, this understanding is even more essential, because a wide variety of compensation structures for physicians exists.
VIEWStatus Check: Non-Compete Agreements in Healthcare
Physicians are often frustrated by government rulings that affect their ability to run their practices and treat their patients. Typically, the agency responsible for stirring the pot is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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Reflections on the Choose Rheumatology Experience
A third-year internal medicine resident describes the impact of attending ACR Convergence & the benefits of participating in the Choose Rheumatology Experience hosted by the Rheumatology Research Foundation.
Doctoring Differently, Part 2
In part 2 of Dr. Sam Shapiro’s journey, learn how she connected with the rheumatology community to change her career and found a better way to embrace her passions for clinical rheumatology, education and helping patients.
Past ACR President Named a PANLAR Master
This spring, PANLAR designated Mary K. Crow, MD, a Master of Rheumatology. She was honored for her career in research and work extending research opportunities to investigators in Latin America.
Rheumatologists Across Borders
The EULAR/ACR/APLAR Research Exchange Program is an opportunity to learn and exchange ideas within the rheumatology community internationally. Here the program’s most recent participants share their experiences & excitement.
Doctoring Differently, Part 1
Dr. Samantha Shapiro recounts her enthusiastic and ambitious early career in rheumatology—a path that culminated in burnout and a brave choice with new opportunities.
CMS Announces Changes to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Fee Coupons & Certificates
Clinical researchers who perform laboratory testing are required to switch to email notifications before March 1, 2026, to continue receiving fee coupons and certificates. After that date, CLIA paper fee coupons and certificates will no longer be available.
Summer 2025’s Awards, Appointments & Announcements in the World of Rheumatology
Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, Receives India’s Highest Honor for Overseas Indians In early January, Sharad Lakhanpal, MBBS, MD, MACR, FACP, a rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates in Dallas and past president of the ACR, was one of only three Indian-Americans to receive the 2025 Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA). The award is conferred every two years…
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Your Post-Fellowship Career
A second-year fellow describes the process of searching for a post-fellowship job in rheumatology.
One Rheumatologist’s Sabbatical for Contemplative Leisure
The year before my hike, I was extremely busy with various ACR workforce issues; meetings; presentations, locally, regionally and nationally; juggling medical missions and more. However, I had blocked time in my calendar over one year in advance to hike the Camino de Santiago in Spain with a long-time U.S. Army buddy. I met Pat…
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