The overall educational goals of the program are to train individuals in the practice of pediatric rheumatology and to foster their development as clinical and basic science investigators and/or educators in preparation for an academic career in pediatric rheumatology.
One fellow will be trained per academic year and three years of training (one clinical, two research years) will be completed as required by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).
The program is unique in that it is a joint program between the primary Case Western Reserve University affiliate, University Hospitals/Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital (RB&C) and the CWRU affiliate Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF).
The program represents the joint institutional commitment of RB&C and CCF to training academic pediatric rheumatologists and contributes to the overall City of Cleveland/State of Ohio goal of moving Cleveland forward as a center of medical excellence and biotechnology.