Core Curriculum

​​​This is a fellows' conference at which expert faculty provides didactic teaching often followed by case discussions and hands on training.

2023 SCHEDULE

​​Fellows preparation for core curriculum session include
1) Mandatory reading of the Textbook chapters and Rheum Secrets
2) Reading of Faculty assigned 2-3 review papers
3) Bringing in relevant case for clinical discussion

FELLOWS ONLY 

​​DATE
​TOPIC
​7/7/23​
​8:30am-12:00pm -- Meet the PD/APD (Drs. Susan Lee and Brian Pedersen
Rheumatology Fellowship: ACGME/ACR Expectations and Overview

​7/14/23

​8:30-9:00am -- Educational Resources/CPRS 101 - Dr. Pedersen
9:30-10:30am -- Approach to patients in rheumatology clinic (Note Templates) - Dr. Pedersen
2:00-3:00pm -- Dr. Choi EPIC 101

​7/21/23

​Patient Care Safety Curriculum
8:30-10:30am -- Drug Safety Part I: RA, SLE, Gout - Dr. Susan Lee
10:30am-12:30pm -- Virtual Rheumatology Practicum V-FIT (1st year recommendation: RA and SLE)
​7/28/23

​​Patient Care Safety Curriculum
8:30-10:30am -- Drug Safety Part II: Reproductive Health and Drug Safety in Pregnancy - Dr. Chelsey Smith
2:00-3:30pm -- Introduction to DMARDs/biologics - Dr. Soo Choi​
​8/4/23
​8:30-10:00am -- Monoarthritis: Dr. Brian Pedersen
10:30am-12:30pm -- Virtual Rheumatology Practicum V-FIT (1st year recommendation: SpA, Rheumatic Emergencies)
​8/11/23


​8:30am-12:00pm -- Virtual Basic Joint/rheumatology exams including standardized patient - Drs. Susan Lee and Brian Pedersen
​8/18/23
​8:30-10:00am -- ACR Guidelines: Treatment of RA - Dr. Susan Lee and Dr. Brian Pedersen
10:30am-12:00pm -- Laboratory testing in rheumatology practice Part I - Dr. S. Naides​
​8/25/23

​10:30am-12:00pm:  Laboratory test​ing in rheumatology practice Part II– Dr. S Naides
​9/1/23​
No conference: Labor Day Weekend 
​9/8/23​​​
​CANCELLED DUE TO CCR
​9/15/23​
​2:00-3:30pm: Ultrassound of Upper Extremities - Dr. Abha Singh (Location change:PMC 2C)
​9/22/23​
9am:Quality Improvement Projects with Dr. Jack Temple ​
​9/29/23​
​9:30-10:30am: Rheumatologic Disease Activity Measures - Dr. Susan Lee and Dr. Brian Pedersen
10:30-11:30am: Program Evaluation - Dr. Susan Lee and Dr. Brian Pedersen​​​​
​10/6/23
​9:30-11:00am:​ Virtual Rheumatology Practicum V-FIT (Virtual Rheumatology Program - Fellows in Training: 1st. year recommendation: Gout and Vasculitis) or VIP (Virtual Rheumatology in Practicum)
https://rheumatology.org/virtual-rheumatology-program

12:00-1:00pm: Zoom meeting with Fellowship Applicants
​10/13/23
​9:30-11:30am:​ Immunology Basics Part I: Innnate Immunity - Dr. Samuel Bertin
​10/20/23

9:30-11:00am:​ Virtual Rheumatology Practicum V-FIT or VIP
https://rheumatology.org/virtual-rheumatology-program

12:00-1:00pm: Zoom meeting with Fellowship Applicants
​10/27/23

9:30-11:00am:​ Virtual Rheumatology Practicum V-FIT or VIP
https://rheumatology.org/virtual-rheumatology-program

12:00-1:00pm: Zoom meeting with Fellowship Applicants

11/3/23
9:30-11:30am:​ Immunology Basics Part II: Adaptive Immunity - Dr. Stephanie Stanford

11/10/23
Veteran's Day
​11/17/23
​ACR
​​11/24/23
No conference: Thanksgiving Holiday
​12/1/23
9:30-11:00am:​ Myositis - Dr. Monica Guma

12/8/23
​9:30-10:30am: Program Evaluation - Dr. Susan Lee and Dr. Brian Pedersen
10:30-11:30am: Wellness and Evaluation - Dr. Susan Lee and Dr. Brian Pedersen
​12/15/23
​9:30-11:00am: MSK Radiology - Dr. K. Chen
​12/22/23
9:30-11:00am:​ Autoimmune Disease and GN - Dr. B Karl
​12/29/23 

No conference: ​Holiday Week
​1/5/2024

9:30-11am: Polymyalgia Rheumatica – Dr. Chelsey Smith

​1/12/2024

9:30-11am: Myositis Pathology Conference – Dr. Vanessa Goodwill

​1/19/2024

930-11am: MSK Radiology – Dr. K Chen

​1/26/2024

9:30-11am: Virtual Rheumatology Practicum V-FIT or ViP https://rheumatology.org/virtual-rheumatology-program

​2/2/2024

9:30am-12noon: Midyear Evaluation – Drs. Susan Lee and Brian Pedersen


2/9/2024

9-10am: Case Discussion with Dr. Lane

​2/16/2024

2-3:30pm: Ultrasound of Lower Extremities -Dr. Abha Singh (LOCATION CHANGE: PMC 2C)

​2/23/2024

9:30-11am: MCTD - Dr. Kathy Nguyen

​3/1/2024

930-11am: MSK and Rheumatology – Dr. Gregg Middleton

​3/8/2024

930-11am: Review of ACR Imaging bank – Dr. Brian Pedersen

​3/15/2024

930-11 ITE prep – Self Study

​3/22/2024

930-11am: Careers in Rheumatology Roundtable: Private Practice, Academia, Industry – Drs. Kathy Nguyen, Quyen Huynh, Susan Lee

​3/29/2024

No conference: Cezar Chavez day

​4/5/2024

9:30-11am: Interstitial Lung Disease in Connective Tissue Diseases – Dr. Jisha Joshua

​4/12/2024

9:30-11am: ACR Guidelines: Vasculitis – Drs. Susan Lee and Brian Pedersen

​4/19/2024​

9:30-11am: Board Review– Drs. Susan Lee and Brian Pedersen

4/26/2024

9:30-11am: ACR Guidelines: Peri-op Management – Dr. Susan Lee and Dr. Brian Pedersen

​5/3/2024

9:30-11am: Infectious Arthritis – Dr. Quyen Huynh

​5/10/2024

2-3pm: (virtual) Sjogren’s – Dr. Soo Choi

​5/17/2024

930-11am: Vasculitis – Dr. Soo Choi

​5/24/2024

9:30-10:30am: Billing 101 – Dr. Kathy Nguyen

​5/31/2024

No conference
EULAR

​6/7/2024

Dr. Alex Kim "IVIG/CVID"

​6/14/2024

9:30-11am: Autoimmune Diseases and GN - Dr. Bethany Karl

​6/21/2024

No conference: end of year meetings and wrap up

​6/28/2024
​No conference: end of year meetings and wrap up​