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Many internal medicine residents report interest in learning more about rheumatology, but “lack confidence” in specific rheumatology matters, according to data published in BMC Medical Education.

Leonard Calabrese, DO, chief medical editor of Healio Rheumatology, offered a breakdown of the June issue, which is led by a cover story on pediatric rheumatology workforce shortage concerns.

As I have said many times, rheumatology is the most interprofessional and collaborative specialty, for by its very nature our diseases cross every barrier in their clinical manifestations of target organ involvement, and lines of care.

The field of pediatric rheumatology is at a crossroads.

As a kid, I would always say, “When I grow up, I’m going to be a doctor.”

“The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.” – Sir William Osler, MD, FRS, FRCP

Since 2010, nearly $1 trillion has flooded the U.S. health care system, across multiple specialties, from private equity firms through thousands of deals to acquire hospitals and practices.

The role of the rheumatology nurse has shifted rapidly over the past few years, as nurses have had to adapt to seemingly ever-increasing barriers to care, as well as looming burnout and workforce shortages.

As president of Association of Community Cancer Centers, Olalekan Ajayi, PharmD, MBA, is heeding the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic.

During my second year of medical school, my immunology professor, Carl F. Ware, PhD, of lymphotoxin fame, suggested a new program supported by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.