Curriculum

Rheumatology Fellowship Program
Curriculum / Schedule



CORE ROTATIONS / CONTINUITY CLINICS:

  • VA Medical Center – Continuity clinic and Inpatient rotation
  • UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL - Continuity clinics at UH

ELECTIVES OFFERED:

  • Pediatric Rheumatology (in development) at RWJ
  • Sports Medicine, Podiatry

DIDACTICS / CONFERENCES SCHEDULE:

  • Journal Club – twice a month
  • Core Didactics – Weekly – including topics from internal and external speakers,
  • Board Review – twice a month
  • Rheumatology Clinical Pathology conference (1-2x a month)
  • Rheumatology Radiology Conference – Twice Monthly (includes ultrasound practice)
  • Internal Medicine Conferences – Grand Rounds, Clinical pathology conferences (weekly)
  • Rheumatology Grand Rounds through Robert Wood Johnson (weekly via webex)
  • MSK Ultrasound Didactics – weekly

Fellows are also funded/have attended the American college of Rheumatology/AHRP Annual meetings, State of the art Clinical Symposiums (SOTA), Congress of Clinical Rheumatology (CCR), and local – New Jersey Rheumatology Association (NJRA) meetings.


Please see sample schedules:

University Hospital Rotation Schedule

East Orange Veteran's Affairs Schedule