The Washington Rheumatology Alliance is focused on creative ways to increase the rheumatology workforce to meet the demand for care, such as instituting clinical rotations in rheumatology for nurse practitioner programs and advocating for pediatric rheumatologist loan forgiveness.
A practicing rheumatologist for 20 years, Umbreen Hasan, MD, FACP, MBA, Coon Rapids, Minn., knows how challenging it can be to work through pain. Over the years, she has helped many patients learn how to manage chronic pain so they can continue to pursue the activities they love. Five years ago, after suffering a severe…
Rheumatologists who are outstanding clinicians, providing consistently exceptional care to patients and serving as role models for colleagues and trainees, are highlighted in our Lessons from a Master Clinician series. Here, we offer insights from clinicians who have achieved a level of distinction in the field of rheumatology. Jonathan Kay, MD, is professor of medicine,…
David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD, often tells people that science involves reading and writing as much as conducting experiments. No matter what discoveries are made in the lab, if they can’t be communicated well or put into context, he asks, how can they be used to advance the field and benefit patients? The recipient of…
Samuel Strober was born on May 8, 1940, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the oldest son of Lee and Julius Strober. Sam attended Public School 92 in Brooklyn and Stuyvesant High School in Manhattan, and graduated from Columbia College, New York, in 1961, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, in 1966. While in high school, Sam won a…
James Franklin Fries was born on Aug. 25, 1938, in Normal, Ill. His mother taught middle school English and his father was a college business professor. Jim graduated from Stanford University in 1960 with a major in philosophy, and received his MD at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, in 1964. He pursued internal medicine and rheumatology…
When Jonathan Kay, MD, attends a medical lecture, he does more than just listen to the speakers or watch their presentations. He typically whips out his pen and draws a caricature of someone in the room. Dr. Kay is a professor of medicine and holds the Timothy S. and Elaine L. Peterson Chair in Rheumatology…
Since starting the ACR on Air podcast in 2019, Mohammad Ursani, MD, FACP, RhMSUS, has become chair of the Committee on Communications and Marketing. Here, he shares some plans for the ACR website, podcast and more.
Rheumatology practices have a voice in payer advocacy through the Insurance Subcommittee of the ACR’s Committee on Rheumatologic Care.
As chair of the Pediatric Rheumatology Special Committee, Colleen Correll, MD, MPH, is supporting efforts to increase the pediatric rheumatology workforce as a whole and pediatric rheumatology representation in the ACR.