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How do you try to encourage interested medical students and residents to consider a career in rheumatology?

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Rheumatology · Berkshire Health Systems
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I try to expose them to the practice of Rheumatology and the depth and breadth of what we do, not merely musculoskeletal medicine but every organ system. The beauty of the immune system when it works properly and the many ways we try to control it when it does not behave. The chronic care of these d...

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Rheumatology · Mobile Medical Care Inc
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My start is always explaining what a rheumatologist is - aka a specialist in "rooms!" This is a great room, with high ceilings and a resonant floor…

Then I tell them how I personally was attracted to Rheumatology: I have always enjoyed long-term relationships with people, so my next step was related...

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