Rheumatology Program Directors’ Conference
March 15-16, 2013
Chicago, IL
Join your colleagues to discuss key issues involved in running a successful training program and to identify solutions to common problems. You will learn from experts in the field and your peers on how to handle everyday challenges.
Meeting Location & Accommodations
Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel
1 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Friday, March 15, 2013 – 1:00 – 6:00 PM with opening reception starting at 5:00 PM
Saturday, March 16, 2013 – 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Registration
Registration is now closed. For more information please contact hcrummell@rheumatology.org.
Who Should Attend?
- Anyone who participates in the training of Fellows-In-Training, i.e. Rheumatology Program Directors, Assistant Program Directors, Program Administrators or Division Chiefs.
- If the Program Director cannot attend the meeting, a representative from the program may be sent in their place.
- Programs are welcome to send more than one person to the meeting. However, hotel expenses will only be covered for one person.
- Anyone who plans to attend the meeting should complete an online registration form, even those who plan on covering their own expenses.
Travel Policy
- ACR will cover 2 nights' hotel room and tax charges for one representative from each U.S. rheumatology training program.
- ACR will secure all hotel reservations for all attendees.
- Programs are welcome to send more than one person to the meeting. However, hotel expenses will only be covered for one person.
- Anyone who plans to attend the meeting should complete an online registration form, even those who plan on covering their own expenses.
- Airfare, ground transportation and other incidental expenses are not covered.
Supporters
The ACR thanks the following organizations for their generous support of the 2013 Program Directors' Conference:
AbbVie
Genentech
Presentations from Previous MeetingsBack to Top
2012 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference Presentations
Friday, March 23, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Workshops
2011 Rheumatology Program Directors' Conference Presentations
FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 2011
I'm the New Program Director, Now What? 
Eliza Chakravarty, MD
Stanford University
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
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2011
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
BringingDarwin 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
Friday, March 26, 2010
REF Update
Steve Echard, CAE
Research & Education Foundation
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
Saturday, March 27, 2010
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
At the 2009 conference, several speakers gave presentations on a range of topics. The slides from their presentations are linked below in PDF format.
Friday, March 13
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
Saturday, March 14
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
At the 2008 conference, several speakers gave presentations on a range of topics. The slides from their presentations are linked below in PDF format.
Friday, March 28
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
Saturday, March 29
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
