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February 15, 2020
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As shortage looms, tele-rheumatology offers solutions, novel legal risks

As shortage looms, tele-rheumatology offers solutions, novel legal risks

MAUI, Hawaii — As patient demand for care continues to outpace the available rheumatology workforce in the U.S., the use of telemedicine has been strongly endorsed as a way to alleviate the shortage. However, whether the benefits of virtual rheumatology care justify the potential legal risks remained hotly debated during the 2020 Rheumatology Winter Clinical Symposium.

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December 20, 2019
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Celebrating the life of Calvin R. Brown, Jr., MD, rheumatologist and teacher

Celebrating the life of Calvin R. Brown, Jr., MD, rheumatologist and teacher

The rheumatology community lost clinician and educator Calvin R. Brown, MD, on Dec. 1, 2019. He was 66 years old. His final years were spent at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, practicing rheumatology and training fellows in the specialty.

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December 12, 2019
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For the first time, more women than men are in medical school

For the first time, more women than men are in medical school

Women made up the majority of enrolled medical students in the United States for the first time, according to data for the 2019-2020 academic year.

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November 12, 2019
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Early trainee level, younger age linked to burnout, fatigue in rheumatology fellows

Early trainee level, younger age linked to burnout, fatigue in rheumatology fellows

ATLANTA — A national survey of rheumatology fellows found that early trainee level and young age are associated with worsening degrees of fatigue, quality of life and burnout, according to a speaker at the ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.

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September 17, 2019
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Managers urged to broaden ‘recruitment parameters’ amid rheumatology shortage

Managers urged to broaden ‘recruitment parameters’ amid rheumatology shortage

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In light of a worsening rheumatologist shortage in the United States, practices that wish to not only recruit physicians, but also retain them, will have to offer competitive compensation with personalized incentives, and potentially look internationally to widen the talent pool, according to a presenter here.

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September 13, 2019
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Generation Z ‘coming soon to a workforce near you’ – Are you ready?

Generation Z ‘coming soon to a workforce near you’ – Are you ready?

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Workplaces and managers who may or may not have just grown acquainted with — and successfully integrated — their millennial employees will soon be greeting an entirely new generation, complete with their own priorities and values, according to Lynne Lancaster, BA, of Lynne Lancaster Consulting.

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August 06, 2019
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BLOG: Orthopedic urgent care offers new revenue stream

BLOG: Orthopedic urgent care offers new revenue stream

by Mike Harvey, PA-C, MBA

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