Rheumatology Fellowship

The Rheumatology Fellowship at United Health Services Hospitals is fully accredited by the ACGME and is sponsored by the Internal Medicine Residency program. It is a 2-year clinical program that accepts 1-2 Rheumatology fellows each academic year. Our programs’ main objective is to provide high-level clinical education training in the field of Rheumatology and allied interests in accordance with guidelines from both the ACGME and ACR, in order to train highly competent clinical rheumatologists and develop sufficient clinical acumen and expertise to eventually practice independently as a specialist and a consultant in the field of Rheumatology.

Rheumatology fellows at UHSH will have the opportunity over 2 years to work very closely with board certified clinical Rheumatologists in both the outpatient as well as the inpatient setting in order to develop and hone their clinical skills. These clinical skills include medical data gathering particular to the field of Rheumatology, development of clinical and diagnostic reasoning, as well as procedural skills relevant to the field such as joint injections. The outpatient settings include the outpatient Rheumatology Department at the Musculoskeletal Center at UHS Vestal and multiple other allied subspecialty clinics including and not limited to Orthopedics, Sports Medicine, Physical and Occupational Therapy, and Podiatry all in the same location. The inpatient setting include both UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY and UHS Binghamton General Hospital in Binghamton, NY.

Program Highlights:

• UHS Wilson Medical Center is a well-established high-tech, regional referral center as well as a Level 2 Trauma center, with a recently built and inaugurated new regional medical center building: a six-story, state-of-the-art clinical tower on the campus of UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City, NY
• An extensive and diverse patient population
• Opportunity to work 1-on-1 closely with board certified rheumatologists and allied medical professionals over the course of 2 years of clinical training to understand the nuances of the field of Rheumatology and build and sharpen one’s own set of clinical skills and tools
• Well rounded set of didactics that include weekly lectures, case presentations, board review sessions, and monthly grand rounds and journal club.
• A fantastic springboard to launch a career in clinical Rheumatology post-fellowship, especially in the outpatient setting as a clinician.
• Well established base residency programs in both Internal Medicine and Family Medicine and associated fellowships including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Sports Medicine, Geriatrics.
• Opportunities to be involved in various institutional committees to learn their inner workings and develop career connections as well as build a well-rounded profile
• Live in picturesque Upstate New York!