Traineeship

WASHINGTON — Increased reimbursement and expanded educational opportunities are two key solutions to the workforce shortage in adult and pediatric rheumatology, according to two speakers at ACR Convergence 2024.

Healio’s “Hooked on Rheum” series has traditionally featured providers who can look back on their career and identify the turning points that lead them to their current position.

Published results showed orthopedic trainees may yield comparable outcomes and rates of implant failure vs. fully trained consultants for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, regardless of level of supervision.

Journal clubs in rheumatology are as pervasive as they are useful.

As a fourth-year medical student doing an elective rotation in rheumatology, I was initially impressed by my first mentor, Dr. Harry Spiera, section chief and clinician extraordinaire at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

A good teacher in any area of medicine can define a student’s path and course of specialty.

The transition from trainee to attending physician is a major reality check that involves a new level of stress. It is better to prepare for it in advance and get into the mindset of a solo practitioner while still in training.

Most physicians and trainees who were surveyed agreed that racism has an impact on health; however, less than half of respondents reported speaking out against a racist encounter or policy.

I was in my fourth year at Columbia Medical School and was planning to become a hematologist. Columbia had an affiliation with a community hospital in Cooperstown, New York, and it was arranged for me to spend a month there as a visiting student. Unfortunately, there was only one rotation available that month: Rheumatology.

According to a presenter at the Women in Medicine Summit, female trainees compared with male trainees still experience disproportionate stress burdens, especially regarding parental leave and breastfeeding support.