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How to Cultivate Stronger Mentor–Mentee Relationships

Carina Stanton | September 17, 2019

An experienced mentor shares his tips for how to support rheumatology professionals who are learning the art of rheumatologic care early in their careers…

Fellowship Success 101: Focus on These 5 Areas

Courtney B. Crayne, MD, & Amanda Schnell, MD | August 16, 2019

“Congratulations! You have matched!” With Match Day in the rearview mirror and residency nearing an end, incoming fellows prepare for the next road trip on their journey to becoming a rheumatologist. Residency molds new graduates into competent physicians by providing an overview of general medicine and teaching them the clinical and professional skills necessary to…

5 Questions Aspiring Rheumatologists Should Ask Themselves

Bharat Kumar, MD, MME, FACP, FAAAAI, RhMSUS | August 16, 2019

Congratulations! You’ve decided to become a rheumatologist and, in so doing, join the ranks of some of the most intelligent, empathic and dynamic physicians out there. But between your decision today and where you see yourself in three, five or 10 years, many more decisions must be made. Arguably, the most important is the decision…

A Month in a Colombian Hospital (with the ACR-PANLAR Exchange Program)

Nicole Bitencourt, MD | July 18, 2019

Colombia is a beautiful country with a rich cultural history that has made many social advances over the past decades. I was privileged to spend a month rotating with rheumatologists in San Vicente de Paul Hospital in Medellín, the City of Eternal Spring. As part of the ACR and the Pan American League of Rheumatology…

ACR Volunteer Leaders Visit Capitol Hill, Lobby for 5 Issues

Ryan Basen | July 18, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Dozens of rheumatology leaders met with more than 100 politicos on Capitol Hill in mid-May as part of the ACR’s annual Advocacy Leadership Conference. Armed with research and advocacy training concerning a handful of important issues, rheumatologists, rheumatology interprofessional team members, government affairs specialists and others met with federal lawmakers, legislative aides and correspondents….

ACR Affiliate Society Council Spotlights State Efforts for Advocacy

Christopher D. Adams, MD, FACP, FACR, and Joseph Cantrell, JD | June 19, 2019

So far it has been a busy year for the Affiliate Society Council (ASC). Forty-three states are now affiliated with the ACR through the ASC, and we may add another next year. Also, many state legislative sessions have wrapped up, so it’s a great time to provide an overview of the successes—and some of the…

Get Members Involved: That’s How Nevada Is Growing Its State Society

Kelly Tyrrell | June 19, 2019

In April 2019, the Rheumatology Association of Nevada (RAN) hosted its fourth annual meeting. “We had the largest-ever number of attendees,” says RAN President Tim Kelly, MD, a rheumatologist in Las Vegas. Launched in 2016, RAN continues to grow, and Dr. Kelly hopes to see the statewide organization do more. “We want to expand our…

Advanced Practice Providers Should Learn Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

Heather Benham, DNP, RN, CPNP, RhMSUS, on behalf of the ARP Practice Committee | June 17, 2019

I have worked as an advanced practice provider (APP) in pediatric rheumatology for nearly 16 years. My collaborating physicians have allowed me to function to the full extent of my scope of practice while allowing me to develop professionally within the subspecialty. My latest endeavor has been learning how to perform musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) and…