Sindhu Johnson, MD, PhD, FRCPC, has co-chaired the classification and response criteria subcommittee and brings extensive experience in classification and guideline development to her new role.
Collegiality—an ARP Mainstay
ATLANTA—In the late 1990s, at the Annual Meeting, a colleague asked Marian Hannan, DSc, MSc, who is now professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, if she wanted to go to a tourist attraction and talk about professional pursuits during a break at the conference. The colleague ranked higher than she did, and she didn’t…
The ARP Aids Rheumatology Workforce Expansion Via Online Education
The Advanced Rheumatology Course (ARC) carries the distinction of being the first online educational product of the ACR/ARP. In the early 2000s, members of the College thoughtfully considered action needed to efficiently prepare health professionals looking to enter the rheumatology workforce. A decision was made to create online educational products with the specific target audience…
Leading Boldly: Transforming Rheumatology Campaign Makes Progress
In 2018, the Rheumatology Research Foundation embarked on its third and most ambitious fundraising campaign, Leading Boldly: Transforming Rheumatology, with a goal of raising $75 million over five years. The campaign supports Foundation programs to recruit the best and brightest into the field, train rheumatology professionals at all career stages and support investigators conducting research…
ACR Survey Seeks to Better Define Conflicts of Interest
Recognizing that situations involving ties with the pharmaceutical industry and conflicts of interest are often not black and white, the ACR’s Committee on Ethics and Conflict of Interest has collected feedback on four ethically challenging scenarios to gauge how rheumatology providers think about them. The survey generated responses that were often mixed, showing that when…
Survey Sheds Light on Physician Retirement
According to a survey commissioned by CompHealth, doctors work longer than the average American, intending to retire at age 68.1 Eventually, most physicians do decide to pull the plug on their careers. Questions about when to retire and what happens next are important to answer. “The primary question to ask yourself is, ‘Do I still…
The Look Back: ACR President Dr. Paula Marchetta Recaps 2019
We all have a short list of famous individuals whose writings inspire us and guide us. At the start of my presidential year, I turned to my own short list for some words of wisdom from Peter Drucker, whom many consider to be the founder of modern management theory. Underpinning Drucker’s teachings is a strong…
1 Person Can Make a Difference: The Importance of Advocacy
Your voice matters: That was the shared theme of presentations by Angus Worthing, MD, FACR, FACP, William F. Harvey, MD, MSc, FACR, and Georgia Rep. Kim Schofield (D-Atlanta, Dist. 60) in the session, Raise Your Voice! Advocacy Update from Government Affairs at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting on Monday, Nov. 11.
The Challenges Facing Emerging Academic Rheumatologists: 3 Strategies for Success
Laura Cappelli, MD, MHS, shares her tips for growing her academic rheumatology research career while building a family…
Trump Nominates MD Anderson Oncologist as U.S. FDA Commissioner
(Reuters)—U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Hahn, MD, chief medical executive of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the White House said on Friday. Dr. Hahn, a radiation oncologist who has been at MD Anderson in Houston since 2015, if confirmed would follow…
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