Clinician Teacher/Educators

There are not enough people applying to go into specialized rheumatology training programs to replace the number of doctors who are retiring. We want to encourage medical students to choose rheumatology as their future specialty. One way to do this is to expose them to charismatic teachers—people who will be mentors, positive role models and capable of motivating students to choose rheumatology as a career.

The role of the Clinician Teacher/Educator is to increase the profile of rheumatology within undergraduate and postgraduate medical school curricula in order to enhance recruitment of physicians into rheumatology training programs and eventual placement in academic Arthritis Centres and community practice in Canada. The effective delivery of teaching programs, both at an undergraduate and post graduate level is essential.  The current program has been established to enhance the activities of Clinician Teachers/Educators within the Arthritis Centres.

This award is presented to outstanding individuals with an innovative approach to teaching under/post graduate students. The award is given to help compensate the candidate for the time he or she dedicates to teaching rheumatology. Applicants must have completed their clinical training in rheumatology and hold a faculty/staff position at a Canadian medical school.

The Directors of the Canadian Arthritis Centres adjudicate the applications each year and make recommendations for funding to the Society’s Medical Advisory Committee. Awards are granted for five years.

Partnership funding for this innovative new program is provided by The Arthritis Society, Novartis Pharma Canada Inc., Hoffman-La Roche Limited and Merck Frosst.

Why do we fund this award?

With the growing number of Canadians diagnosed with arthritis each year, this award is funded to meet current and future demands for rheumatologists.

How does it help people with arthritis?

This can help people with arthritis by ensuring that there will be more rheumatologists to properly diagnose and treat people with complex forms of arthritis.

Thanks only to the generosity of its donors and partners,
The Arthritis Society was able to invest the total amount below
in support of Clinician Teacher/Educators for 2009/2010.

Our Investment: $90,000

This page was last reviewed/updated on : 01/21/2010