{"id":1112,"date":"2019-07-12T10:07:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T14:07:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/?page_id=1112"},"modified":"2024-04-23T15:48:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T19:48:54","slug":"program-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/rheumatology\/education-fellowship\/fellowship\/program-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Program Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

The BUMC Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program is part of the Section of Rheumatology at Boston University School of Medicine, whose members include numerous internationally recognized rheumatologists. The program offers rigorous clinical and research training, preparing our trainees for careers in academic medicine as well as community practice. The following provides a few key highlights of the program:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b> Clinical Training <\/b><\/h4>\n

\"ClinicalThe clinical training portion of the fellowship program provides broad general rheumatology clinical training, as well as focused experiences in the form of tertiary care referral specialty clinics including scleroderma, systemic lupus erythematosus and sarcoidosis, as well as a VA outpatient clinic experience. The inpatient consult service also provides broad exposure to rheumatic disease emergencies and care of complicated rheumatic disease patients, many of which come from an indigent social background. The diversity of the local patient population, as well as the tertiary care referral population for rare rheumatic diseases ensures that our trainees have a well-rounded experience that more than adequately prepares them for diagnosis and management of all rheumatic diseases. The clinical training is complemented by a highly rated formal didactic curriculum (see Principal Teaching\/Learning<\/em> Activities<\/em><\/a>). Rheumatology Fellow Schedule<\/a> <\/span>and Weekly Clinic Grid<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"Ultrasound\"<\/a>One of the unique aspects of the BUMC Rheumatology Fellowship Program is the well-established musculoskeletal ultrasound training program under the direction of Dr. Eugene Kissin, who is nationally recognized as an expert and pioneer in this area. Dr. Kissin has been instrumental in developing a standardized national training program for rheumatology fellows and served as the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR) Program Director for 14 years<\/span>. For further information of this training, see the USSONAR website<\/a>. We currently have many ultrasound machines available for clinical care, research, and fellow training.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Research <\/b>Training<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"AssessingA major strength of the BUMC Rheumatology Fellowship Program is the research training opportunities available for clinical, translational, and basic science research<\/span>. This is largely due to the exceptionally strong faculty researchers at BUMC, all of whom are well funded (NIH, American College of Rheumatology, Arthritis Foundation, Scleroderma Foundation, etc.). BUMC rheumatology faculty peer-reviewed publications are ranked #4 in the country for impact, a remarkable feat given that the top 3 institutions have a much larger research faculty, illustrating the high quality of research performed at BUMC. Our trainees are also highly successful in obtaining career development awards to aid their research training endeavors.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

Fellows interested in clinical research are encouraged and supported to participate in the Clinical Research Training Program (CREST<\/a>) through which fellows can obtain a Master of Science in Epidemiology through the BU School of Public Health. Fellows also attend Research Accelerator<\/em><\/a> meetings.\u00a0Research opportunities in diverse disease areas are available (e.g., scleroderma, spondyloarthritis, gout, osteoarthritis, lupus, musculoskeletal ultrasound, MRI), that include cohort data, pharmacoepidemiology, \u201cbig data,\u201d genetics, imaging, and clinical trials, among others. In addition, there are opportunities for basic and translational research: scleroderma basic and translational research program<\/a>.<\/o:p><\/p>\n

A research oversight committee helps fellows choose the best project for their interests that are high quality with high likelihood of achieving publication and presentation at national scientific meetings, and which are feasible for completion during the fellowship training period.

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The Boston University\/Boston Medical Center Difference…<\/em><\/h4>\n