ACR REF Clinician Scholar Educator Award

Please download and read the entire award application—embedded below—before preparing your application. You should compile all requested items PRIOR to beginning the online application process.

>> Scroll down to view a list of past recipients.

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Online Application Process
Once you have prepared your application according to the specific award instructions, you may upload each item into the online application. All applicants and award recipients must abide by the REF Awards and Grants Policy at all times.

Application Deadline
The application deadline is 4:00 PM EDT, August 3, 2009. Applicants are responsible for submitting all required sections and documents prior to this deadline.

For more information about this award, please contact the REF office by e-mail or by phone at (404) 633-3777.

Award Application

2009 Award Recipients

James D. Katz, MD, FACP
George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates
Introducing the Testimonital-Commentator Format to the Musculoskeletal Curriculum of Medical Students

James M. Ross, MD
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Development of a Curriculum to Utilize Medical Resident Clinic for Rheumatology Education

Karina Marianne D. Torralba, MD
University of Southern California
Interactive Learning: Targeting Internal Medicine Residency Core Curriculum Sessions in Rheumatology

Amy L. Woodward, MD, MPH
Indiana University

A Comprehensive, Interactive Pediatric Rheumatology Curriculum

2008 Award Recipients

Abby G. Abelson, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Web-based problem-based rheumatology curriculum

Yukiko Kimura, MD
Hackensack University Medical Center
A Web-based educational tool to teach a standardized musculoskeletal examination in children

Sharon L. Kolasinski, MD
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

2007 Award Recipients

W. Winn Chatham, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Integrated patient based rheumatic disease module

Helen M. Emery, MD
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center
Enhancing musculoskeletal exam skills and pediatric rheumatology knowledge

Paulette C. Hahn, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine
The art of clinical reasoning in rheumatology: Curriculum development for internal medicine residents

Carol Ziminski, MD
Johns Hopkins University
A Rheumatology Education Program that Couples Preceptor/Apprenticeship with Electronic/Web-Based Teaching

2006 Award Recipients

Seth M. Berney, MD
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Innovative Rheumatology Teaching Methods

Jamal A. Mikdashi, MD, MPH
University of Maryland School of Medicine
The Impact of Teaching Geriatric Rheumatology to Internal Medicine Residents on the Quality of Care of Musculoskeletal Conditions

W. Neal Roberts, Jr., MD
Virginia Commonwealth University
A Quantitative, Generational Cohort-Based Approach to Rheumatology Recruitment

2005 Award Recipients

Robert A. Kalish, MD
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Quest for Rheumatologic Diagnosis

Don R. Martin, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Enhanced Rheumatology Curriculum for Medical Residents at the Johns Hopkins Hospital

Charles H. Spencer, MD
University of Chicago
A Web-Based Educational Program for Medical Students and Pediatric Residents on Pediatric Rheumatology

Patience White, MD
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health
Facilitating Rheumatology Fellows Ability