Academic Program
The curriculum follows the ACGME requirements and those of the American College of Rheumatology.  
 

Rotations 
Year 1 & 2 
Six months of in-patient consultative rheumatology at Hahnemann University Hospital and Abington Memorial Hospital with the remaining 6 months being either consultative rheumatology, research, rotating at St. Chrostopher's Hospital for Children or electives.  
 

Conferences
Journal club, research conferences, basic science conferences, clinical conferences. Combined orthopedics and rheumatology conferences. Pathology conferences. Radiology conferences.  
 

Research 
Fragility fractures and genetics of rheumatoid arthritis 

Evaluations
Evaluation of rellows is done by each faculty member every 3 months.
Evaluation of faculty by fellows is done every 3 months.