ACR Past President Douglas White, MD, PhD, discusses his transition to private practice & the tensions between private practice & academic rheumatologists.
ACR’s Community Practice Council Supports Independent Practitioners
Forging one’s own path after completing medical training can be daunting. As I entered the final six months of my rheumatology fellowship, I was also pregnant with my first child. Having grown comfortable within academic settings, I felt the nerves of trying to find my place outside medical education. Search for Home For the best…
Community Practice Council Holds First Meeting
The April 29 meeting included 13 CPC members, representatives from the ACR Board of Directors and the chairs of the ACR Committee on Rheumatologic Care and its Insurance Subcommittee. The group is part of an expanded effort to ensure the ACR is meeting the needs of rheumatologists in independent practice.