Dr. Jonas has long sought bold and innovative approaches to workforce challenges in rheumatology. As new chair of the Workforce Solutions Committee, she aims to increase the role of advanced practice providers in rheumatology practices and reduce wait times for specialty care.
Reviewing the research presented at ACR Convergence 2024.
As rheumatology care evolves into a team-based approach, the workforce is expanding to incorporate advanced practice providers, physical therapists and social workers, all of whom can play vital roles in patient care.
The Rheumatology Access Expansion Initiative helps meet the needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in an underserved community in the U.S.
The diversity of the ARP’s membership is what originally drew Adam Goode, PT, DPT, PhD, to the organization, enticed him to begin volunteering more than a decade ago and now galvanizes him as he becomes the new ARP president.
“At my very first annual meeting of the ACR, I saw how the ACR brought the whole rheumatology community together, and I knew right away that it was an organization that I wanted to be a part of,” Dr. Langford says. In late November, she became the 88th president of the ACR and looks forward to continuing its focus on education, research and building community.
The skills used in literary analysis—understanding narrative through lines, interpreting stories—are highly relevant to medicine and can make doctors better in their professional activities. How and why are discussed in this article based on a session at ACR Convergence 2024.
In the Medical Education Year in Review session at ACR Convergence 2024, David Leverenz, MD, MEd, discussed the current make-up of rheumatology, how competency is measured and how to help rheumatology fellows thrive.
At ACR Convergence 2024, the ACR honored clinical and research fellows in programs from New York to California and points between.
The 2024 ACR Awards of Distinction honor members for their outstanding contributions to the field of rheumatology.