Pediatric Rheumatology Education
The Division of Pediatric Rheumatology is committed to promoting new and innovative training strategies for medical students, pediatric residents, and fellows from other specialties, and to providing advanced training through its Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program.
Medical Students
An elective is available for second- and fourth-year students to develop a working differential diagnosis of arthritis in childhood, perform a comprehensive joint examination, and evaluate pediatric rheumatic disease.
Residents
The Division provides primary instruction to pediatric residents in the evaluation of the musculoskeletal system and the assessment of pediatric rheumatic disease. Division faculty directly teach pediatric residents in the departmental clinical conferences and in the inpatient consultation service.
A rheumatology elective is available for pediatric residents with an emphasis on care in the ambulatory setting. Residents also work with Division faculty on scholarly projects.
Fellows
The Division has one of only 38 ACGME-accredited fellowship training programs in pediatric rheumatology in the United States.
The 3-year Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Program provides fellows with a strong foundation in clinical training and academics, preparing them to manage a wide variety of pediatric rheumatic diseases, teach, and conduct independent research.