2024 Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program Application

Thank you for your interest to participate in the ACR 2024 Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program. The purpose of the program is to motivate outstanding pediatric house officers to pursue subspecialty training in pediatric rheumatology, by providing an opportunity to attend the ACR Convergence 2024. If selected to participate in the Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program, you will receive complimentary registration and up to $900 in travel reimbursement.

This year's Annual Meeting will be held November 14-19, 2024, in Washington, DC.

Pediatric Residents Program Schedule of Events:

Program Orientation: Friday, November 1, 2024 | 3:00-4:00 PM ET (virtual)

Poster Tour: Saturday, November 16, 2024 | 11:30 - 12:30 PM ET (in person)

Fellow Panel: Saturday, November, 16 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET (in person)

Faculty Panel: Sunday, November, 17 | 7:00 - 8:30 AM ET (in person)

Where are you now? Follow up: January/February 2025 | Time TBD (virtual)

*times are subject to change

In order to be selected for the program, you must be able to attend the meeting in person.

To complete your application to participate in the 2024 American College of Rheumatology Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program, please fill out the application below by 12:00 PM ET (noon), Friday, August 16, 2024.

Application notifications will be sent the week of August 26.

The following information is required for you to complete the application.

- Name and Contact Information for the Pediatric Rheumatologist that will serve as your in-person Mentor
- CV
- Letter of Support from your Pediatric Rheumatologist or other senior personnel involved in residency training at your home institution

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* 1. Resident Contact Information

Name

Degree

Year of Residency (as of Nov 2024)

Institution

State/Province

Country

Email Address

Cell Phone Number

Should you be selected to attend Convergence, it is required that a Pediatric Rheumatologist agree to serve as your meeting mentor in person. If you are unable to identify a Pediatric Rheumatologist as a mentor, please contact Latonya Trower, Sr. Specialist, ltrower@rheumatology.org.

Please list the Pediatric Rheumatologist who will serve as your mentor at ACR Convergence 2024.

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* 2. Mentor Contact Information

Name

Email Address

Cell Phone Number

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* 3. Please upload your CV

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* 4. Please upload your letter of support from a Pediatric Rheumatologist or other senior personnel involved in residency training at your home institution.

The letter must be cosigned by the Program Director in Pediatrics, who must affirm that you will be given time off to attend ACR Convergence, November 14-19, in person.

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For questions, please reach out to the Pediatric Rheumatology Resident Program Co-Chairs Miriah Gillispie-Taylor, MD (miriah.gillispie-taylor@bcm.edu), Leandra Woolnough, MD, MS (leandracuwoolnough@gmail.com) or Latonya Trower, Sr. Specialist, ACR Research & Training (ltrower@rheumatology.org)