These topics are outlined to match the six core competencies requirements established by ACGME.
- Patient Care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health
- Medical Knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate (e.g. epidemiological and social-behavioral) sciences and the application of this knowledge to patient care
- Practice-Based Learning and Improvement that involves investigation and evaluation of their own patient care, appraisal and assimilation of scientific evidence, and improvements in patient care
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals
- Professionalism, as manifested through a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities, adherence to ethical principles, and sensitivity to a diverse patient population
- Systems-Based Practice, as manifested by actions that demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal value
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Drug Induced Lupus Erythematosus
- Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies
- Inflammatory Myopathies
- Systemic Sclerosis
- Sjogren Syndrome
- Infectious Arthritis (to include GC and non-GC septic joint, viral hepatitis and other viral diseases, Lyme disease, etc)
- Crystalline Diseases
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Systemic Vasculitis
- Regional Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Rheumatic Manifestations of Systemic Diseases
- Musculoskeletal Exam
