Workforce
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.
Celebrating the life of Calvin R. Brown, Jr., MD, rheumatologist and teacher
For the first time, more women than men are in medical school
Early trainee level, younger age linked to burnout, fatigue in rheumatology fellows
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.
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.