Pediatric Visiting Professorship
Pediatric Visiting Professorship supports visiting pediatric rheumatology professors who introduce medical students and residents to the field, bringing expertise to academic settings that lack it.
Funder: Rheumatology Research Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (applications accepted year-round)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 honorarium for virtual visits; $1,500 honorarium plus up to $1,500 travel reimbursement for in-person visits
Summary: Supports visiting pediatric rheumatology professors who introduce medical students and residents to the field at academic institutions lacking this expertise.
Key Information: The visiting professor must be board-certified in pediatric rheumatology, and the host institution must lack expertise in the field.
Description
The Pediatric Visiting Professorship, administered by the Rheumatology Research Foundation, supports a board-certified professor of pediatric rheumatology to visit an academic institution that lacks expertise in the field. The purpose is to give medical students and residents valuable exposure to pediatric rheumatology through a visiting professorship. Both virtual and in-person visits are supported.
The program is part of the Foundation’s Education and Training Awards, which cultivate future generations of rheumatology professionals and help ensure that people with rheumatic diseases have access to the care they need. This award focuses on bringing pediatric rheumatology expertise into learners’ academic settings.
