Despite the evidence that complicated rheumatic diseases are more prevalent and severe in
ethnic minorities, rheumatology research is afflicted with inadequate patient representation …

Objective Nonwhite racial/ethnic groups remain underrepresented in rheumatic disease–
related research, despite being disproportionately affected by these disorders. Our objective …

Rheumatology academic divisions have historically been comprised of physician-scientists
conducting both basic and clinical research with each scientist leading a group of technical …

In this issue of Arthritis Care & Research, Costenbader and colleagues present a number of
interesting findings regarding individuals' decisions whether to participate in clinical …

Objective To determine perceived barriers to and facilitators of a career in rheumatology
research, examine factors leading rheumatologists to leave an academic research career …

Objective Patient registries have contributed substantially to progress in clinical research in
rheumatic diseases. However, not much is known about how to optimize the patient …

Objective. By 2026, there will be a 64% shortfall of rheumatologists in Canada. A doubling of
current rheumatology trainees is likely needed to match future needs; however, there are …

Gillian Hawker (pp 90–94) describes epidemiologic studies that confirm the high prevalence
and incidence of osteoporosis and low back pain, compares the efficacy of various health …

Objective To assess the workforce and workplace in rheumatology, and the research work of
early‐career rheumatologists. Methods Early‐career rheumatologists were defined as …

The pillars of scientific progress in rheumatology are experimentation and observation,
followed by the publication of reliable and credible results. These data must then be …