Save-the-date for the 2014 Rheumatology Program Directors’ Conference
March 14-15, Chicago, IL
Submit your idea for a session or suggest a speaker for the next conference
before May 1, 2013
Presentations from Previous Meetings 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
2013 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference Presentations
Friday, March 15
Rheumatology Research Foundation Update
Steven C. Echard, IOM, CAE
Navigating NIH/NIAMS Grant Funding : From Training Awards to Career Development Awards
Marie Mancini, PhD
The Multi-dimensional role of the Rheumatology Program Director
Marcy B. Bolster, MD
Approaches to Interviewing
Aashish Didwania, MD
Moving Forward Toward Diversity and Inclusion
Joan Reede, MD, MPH, MBA
Saturday, March 16
ACGME Residency Review Committee Update - NAS and Program Requirements
Jerry Vasilias, PhD & Felicia Davis
ACGME
Rheumatology Milestone Development Update
Calvin Brown, Jr., MD
What can Rheumatology Learn from Internal Medicine Milestones?
Kelly Caverzagie, MD
A Collaborative Approach to Identifying EPAs for Pediatric Subspecialties
Marilynn Punaro, MD
Technology in Medical Education
Christopher Collins, MD
Workshops
Program Directors Session
Training Rheumatology Educators in MSUS
Eugene Kissin, MD
Best Practices in MSUS Implementation
Amy C. Cannella, MD & Gurjit S. Kaeley, MBBS
Program Administrators Session
Remaining Relevant: Change Management, New Technology, and Diversity
Maija Nikurs
Anna-Kate Trubilowicz
Defining the Role of a Program Coordinator: A Fellow's Perspective
Elana Bernstein, MD
The ACR thanks the following organizations for their generous support of the 2013 Program Directors' Conference:
AbbVie
Genentech
Presentations from Previous Meetings Back to Top
2012 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference Presentations
Workshops
2011 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference Presentations
REF Update
Steve Echard, CAE, IOM
Research & Education Foundation
The Multidimensional Roles of a Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director:
Perspectives after a Decade in the Shoes
Allan Gelber, MD, MPH, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Accreditation 101
Felicia Davis
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
GME Funding
Paul Rockey, MD, MPH
American Medical Association
VISA 101
Maria C. DeOliveira
Boston University Medical Center
Residency Review Committee Update
Dennis Boulware, MD
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
Educating the Next Generation
Lynn M. Manfred, MD, Ed D
Medical University of South Carolina
Writing a Letter of Reference
Jennifer Kogan, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Know Thyself! Core elements of successful faculty
Maurice Hitchcock, Ed D
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Workshops
Program Directors Session
Bringing Darwin and Intelligent Design Together in Research Training
Richard McGee, Jr., PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Curriculum Reform in 2011: Opening the Doors to Exploration and New Opportunities in Educating Physicians
Carol Storey-Johnson, MD
Weill Cornell Medical College
The Potential of Active Learning in Medical Education
Boyd Richards, PhD
Columbia University
Program Administrators Session
Meeting Fellow Needs
Ernest Vina, MD
University of Chicago
ACGME Update for Program Administrators
Felicia Davis
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
2010 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference
Quality Movement and Rheumatology Training
Salahuddin Kazi, MD
Arthritis Consultation Center
Quality Tool Box: How to use the Rheumatology Clinical Registry to meet ACGME Requirements
Liron Caplan, MD
University of Colorado – Denver Medical School
ACR Assess Improve Measure (AIM): Meeting Quality Improvement Requirements for Fellowship Training
Rashmi Khadilkar, MD
Christiana Care Rheumatology
New ACGME Program Requirements
Dennis Boulware, MD
ACGME
R-I-M-E: A Tool for Descriptive Evaluation and Systematic Feedback
Michael Battistone, MD
University of Utah Medical Center
CME report on Funding of Graduate Medical Education
Catherine Welcher
American Medical Association
Impending Changes in Medical Education
Russ Robertson, MD
Northwestern University Medical Center
Program Directors: Using Ultrasound in Rheumatology Training Programs
The Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound by Rheumatologist in the United States
Jonathan Samuels, MD
New York University – Hospital for Joint Diseases
The Scope of Ultrasound in Rheumatology Training Programs
W. Winn Chatham, MD
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Updates in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Ronald Adler, MD, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Ultrasound in American Rheumatology Practice: Report of the ACR Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Task Force
Robert Ike, MD
University of Michigan Medical Center
Program Administrators: Professionalism, Relationship Building, and Best Practices
Remaining Relevant: Change Management, New Technology and Cultural Competence for Program Administrators
Maija Hasiba
Northwestern University Medical Center
Meeting Fellows Needs
Nancy Parlapiano
Northwestern University Medical Center
Managing the Program Information Forms (PIF)
Felicia Davis
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
2009 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference
Program Director Best Practices
Abby Abelson, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for your Fellowship: Getting your foot in the door
Jay B. Higgs, MD
San Antonio Uniformed Services
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Site Visit
Felicia Davis
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
Incorporating Quality Measures into Clinical Training
Marcy Bolster, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Residency Review Committee Update
William E. Rodak, PhD
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
How to give feedback to fellows
Adina Kalet, MD
New York University Medical School
Interviewing: What to ask potential fellows
Mark D. Schwartz, MD
New York University Medical School
Facilitating the Career Development of Today’s and Tomorrow’s Academic Rheumatologists
Janet Bickel, MA
George Washington University School of Medicine
Methods to Evaluate Competencies
Marcy Bolster, MD
Medical University of South Carolina
Creating Competency Based Activity Evaluations
Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, MD
Duke University
ROSCE: Competency Based Assessment
Beth L. Jonas, MD
Thurston Arthritis Research Center
The Educator's Portfolio
John Flynn, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R.
Johns Hopkins Medical Center
FDA View of the Relationship Between PhRMA and the Academic Enterprise
Bret Koplow, PhD, JD
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
2008 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference
I’m the New Program Director, Now What?
Abby Abelson, MD, The Cleveland Clinic
Geordie Lawry, MD, University of Iowa
What to Expect When You're Expecting a Site Visit
Debra L. Dooley
ACGME, Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
Teaching Teacher to Teach
Kelley Skeff MD, PhD
Stanford School of Medicine
Residency Review Committee Update
William E. Rodak, PhD
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
The How-To's of Curriculum Development
Christine Taylor, PhD
The Cleveland Clinic Center for Medical Education Research and Development
Overcoming Unconscious Bias
Margie Bowman, MD
Center for Public Health Initiatives University of Pennsylvania
Workshops
The Reading Club: Reintegrating Basic and Clinical Science Into the Trainee's Frame of Experience
Michael H. Pillinger, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Integrated Musculoskeletal Curriculum for Medical Students
W. Winn Chatham, MD
University of Alabama, Birmingham
Evaluation Tools
Cookie Reyes
Hospital for Special Surgery
Managing the Program Information Forms (PIF)
Donald Brady, MD
Vanderbilt University
2007 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference
At the 2007 conference, several speakers gave presentations on a range of topics. The slides from their presentations are linked below in PDF format.
Friday, March 9
I’m the New Program Director, Now What?
Abby Abelson, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation & Geordie Lawry, MD, University of Iowa
Division Review Presentation
What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Site Visit
Debra L. Dooley, Associate Executive Director
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
Continuous Quality Improvement in Fellowship Training – The PIM
Audrey Ukins, MD
Temple University School of Medicine
Saturday, March 10
Residency Review Committee Update
William E. Rodak, PhD, Executive Director
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
The Core Curriculum: Engineering a Training Program
David Daikh, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Chair, Committee on Training and Workforce Issues
Communicating with Program Coordinators
Cookie Reyes
Program Coordinator, Hospital for Special Surgery
Understanding the Role of Diversity in Interpersonal Communication & professional Development
John Franklin, MD, Associate Dean of Minority & Cultural Affairs Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Program Directors’ Workshop: New Implements for your assessment toolbox
Anonymous Fellows Assessments of Faculty
Lin Brown, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
A web-based Portfolio
Deana Lazaro, MD
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program
360 ˚ Review
Lynn Punaro, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School Program
A City Wide Observed Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE)
Anne Bass, MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) Program
Easy to use Methods for assessing Patient Care & Interpersonal Communications
W. Neal Roberts, Jr. MD
Virginia Commonwealth University Health
Program Coordinators’ Workshop
Managing the PIF
Debra L. Dooley, Associate Executive Director
ACGME Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine
Evaluation Tools
Cookie Reyes
Program Coordinator, Hospital for Special Surgery
Sunday, March 11
Katrina: An Example of the Value of Advocacy
Barry L. Myones, MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Pediatrics