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Outlines of the Program and Training Tracks

A 2-year ACGME- accredited fellowship training program in adult Rheumatology in the clinical track, leading to fulfillment of ABIM requirements for Board Eligibility. An optional third year of training for those interested in basic- or clinical-translational research track supported by NIH T32 program geared towards entry into an academic carrier An optional Clinical Rheumatology Fellowship integrated with UCSD Physician Scientist Training Program pathway focused on basic or translational research track Optional advanced Educational opportunities such as CREST Program (with an option of advanced degree) at UCSD Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute https://actri.ucsd.edu/Pages/default.aspx in conjunction with the clinical and research training

Fellowship applicants must have successfully completed a 3-year ACGME accredited Internal M edicine residency training program, and be ABIM board

ARNOLDAS CEPONIS, M.D. Ph.D. Rheumatology Fellowship

Program Director

MARIPAT CORR, M.D. Associate Program Director

JUDY DAVIS Program Coordinator

University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive

La Jolla, CA 92093-0656 PHONE: (858) 657-7118

FAX: (858) 657-7107E-MAIL: raifellow@ucsd.edu

Website: http://raidivision.ucsd.edu

How to contact us Rheumatology

Fellowship Program

Welcoming applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®), a program of the Association of American Medical College.

https://www.aamc.org/services/eras/

La Jolla Cove taken by R. Terkeltaub

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The UCSD Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program is based in the unique civicscientific, and biotechnology environment of SanDiego, and features highly diverse clinicalexperiences with expert Faculty. In addition to excellence in clinical training, our program offers diverse opportunities for laboratory, translational and clinical research. Our UCSD and affiliated Faculty and institutions represent the highest level of academic medicine, and excellence in medical science.

Clinical experiences include: • Training at UCSD and VA outpatient continuity

rheumatology clinics• Inpatient consultation experience at the UCSD

Medical Center, Thornton hospital, JacobsMedical Center, Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center,VA Medical Center, and Rady’s Children’sHospital

• Formal curriculum in musculoskeletal ultrasound,including rheumatology ultrasound clinic

• Elective rotations in radiology, medicalorthopedics and sports medicine, systemicdisease-centered dermatology clinic, metabolicdisease /osteoporosis clinic, pain medicine,advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound, andtelemedicine

Training in clinical, translational and basic research include:

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Applicants interested in pursuing a career in academic medicine, and M.D, Ph.D. applicants are encouraged to apply. Our research strength is uniquely broad in innate and adaptive immunity, inflammation, signal transduction, synovial and cartilage biology, vascular biology, stem cell biology, metabolic arthropathies, and multiple areas of translational research. These include immunopharmacology, computational translational biology (informatics, genomics, proteomics), epidemiology, biomarkers, clinical trials, outcomes, health services research and development, and global health (see below, and Division website). The basic research program includes joint training opportunities with affiliated faculty at La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology, Sanford-Burnham Research Institute, and other local institutions and Divisions and Departments at UCSD.

Training resources for clinical, translational and health services research, and epidemiology includes the NIH-funded CTSA program, and CREST program

(crest.ucsd.edu) with opportunities for Masters of Advanced Studies or a Masters of Public Health degree in conjunction with San Diego State University School of Public Health.

For more information please visit us on our website: http://raidivision.ucsd.edu

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Excellence, Leadership and Diversity in Patient Care, Education and Research

UCSD Faculty Rheumatology Harry Bluestein, MD Nunzio Bottini, MD, PhD David Boyle Ru Bryan-Liu, PhD Joe Cantor, PhD Arnoldas Ceponis, MD PhD Maripat Corr, MD (Section Head) Gary S. Firestein, MD Alexandre Gingras, PhDMark Ginsberg, MD Monica Guma, MD PhD Kenneth Kalunian, MD Arthur Kavanaugh, MD Susan Lee, MD Gregg Middleton, MD Brian Pedersen, MD PhD Eyal Raz, MD Helen Tighe, PhD Abha Singh, MD Stephanie Stanford, PhD Robert Terkeltaub, MD Allergy Immunology Seema Aceves, MD PhD David Broide, MD Sandra Christiansen, MDTaylor Doherty, MDHal Hoffman, MD Alexander Kim, MDMarc Riedl, MDStephen Wasserman, MD Bruce Zuraw, MD (D ivision Head)

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