The ACR fosters a global rheumatology community through international partnerships, research exchanges, and collaborative projects.
President’s Corner: The ACR Is on Your Side
Encouraging lawmakers to pass legislation and promote policies that positively affect rheumatologists, rheumatology care teams and those living with rheumatic disease is one of the most impactful ways the ACR advances its mission. The role of advocacy has never been more critical than in recent months, when we have seen an unprecedented number of executive…
President’s Corner: The ACR & Pediatric Rheumatology
My first exposure to pediatric rheumatology came during my adult rheumatology fellowship, when pediatric rotations were part of our curriculum. This experience brought home for me the many differences between childhood and adult rheumatic diseases and the important role pediatric rheumatologists play in patient outcomes. This role has long been appreciated by the ACR/ARP, where…
President’s Corner: How to Stay on Top of ACR/ARP News
When speaking to ACR and ARP members, people are always interested in hearing about the most recent news coming out of the ACR, specifically in areas of interest to them and their patients. It was these discussions that prompted me to make enhancing connections and communications between the ACR and its members one of my…
President’s Corner: The Practicing Rheumatologist
Independent, community-based rheumatologists and rheumatology professionals represent a critical part of the ACR and ARP. My immense respect for clinicians grew while watching my husband, who joined an independent practice after completing rheumatology fellowship. With admiration, I saw how he and his two dedicated partners cared for patients while simultaneously managing overhead and striving to…
President’s Corner: Fellows & Masters Contribute to Our Community
Fellows and masters, members at different stages in their careers, are both important to rheumatology. During the year I co-chaired the Membership and Awards Committee with ARP President Adam Goode , PT, DPT, PhD, I gained an even greater appreciation of the essential roles that fellows and masters both play in shaping our specialty, as…
President’s Corner: An Open Invitation to Join Our Team
Who is the newest ACR, ARP or Rheumatology Research Foundation volunteer? Hopefully you. Volunteers, working side by side with staff, move the ACR forward. They are the voice through which our mission is put into action, ensuring we meet our members’ goals. Developing an effective pipeline of future volunteer leaders is essential to the future…
ACR President’s Corner (video): ACR Initiatives Support Research at Every Level
ACR President Carol A. Langford, MD, MPH, highlights the importance of research in the field and where to find resources and initiatives within the ACR to support, fund, inspire, and enhance innovation. For more on this important topic, see Dr. Langford’s column in the January issue of The Rheumatologist.
President’s Corner: ACR Initiatives Support Research at Every Level
For me, few ACR events bring home our connection as a rheumatology community more than our annual meeting, ACR Convergence. In addition to its many important opportunities for networking and education, one aspect of the meeting that always inspires me is the research. Research represents one of the three priorities of my presidential term because…
President’s Corner: Community & Connection
Welcome to the first edition of the President’s Corner! I am grateful to Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS, and the editors of The Rheumatologist for their support and encouragement in allowing me to have this opportunity each month to come together with rheumatologists and rheumatology health professionals. So why the President’s Corner? In…
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