Annual Meeting Registration

Early Rate (through August 30)
All Access: ACR – $1,099
Scientific Sessions: ACR – $799
All Access: ARP, Emeritus, Fellow in Training, Patient, Transitional – $499
All Access: Master, Student/Resident, Developing Country* – $0

General Rate (through November 15)
All Access: ACR – $1,499
Scientific Sessions: ACR – $1,099
All Access: ARP, Emeritus, Fellow in Training, Patient, Transitional – $699
All Access: Master, Student/Resident, Developing Country* – $0

*Developing Country Members: To be eligible for reduced fees, members from countries with low-income and lower-middle-income economies, as determined by the World Bank, must provide evidence of residence address to ACRSupport@cmrus.com.

Small Team Members: All Small Team members will automatically receive a member discount on ACR Convergence registration. The Small Team physician member will receive the ACR member discount and all other team members will receive the ARP member discount.

Early Rate (through August 30)
All Access: Physician – $1,699
Scientific Sessions: Physician – $1,199
All Access: Interprofessional,* Fellow in Training,** Student/Resident,** Patient – $799
All Access: Developing Country – $0***

General Rate (through November 15)
All Access: Physician – $2,299
Scientific Sessions: Physician – $1,799
All Access: Interprofessional,* Fellow in Training,** Student/Resident,** Patient – $1,099
All Access: Developing Country – $0***

*Interprofessional Potential Members: Includes nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, health educators, social workers, psychologists, dietitians, nonphysician practice managers, and office administrators.

**Fellow-in-Training or Student/Resident Potential Members: Includes physicians enrolled in or who have completed a training program in rheumatology or a related field within the past year, individuals enrolled in a residency program who are interested in rheumatology as a subspecialty, students enrolled in a graduate-level educational program in medicine or a related field, or students enrolled in a health professional program leading to a baccalaureate or graduate degree. To be eligible for the reduced fee, provide a letter from your program director, chief of service, or faculty advisor to ACRSupport@cmrus.com.

Note: Students and residents can also join the ACR or ARP at no cost to take advantage of reduced meeting registration fees.

***Developing Country Potential Members: To be eligible for reduced fees, potential members from countries with low-income and lower-middle-income economies, as determined by the World Bank, must provide evidence of work and residence address to ACRSupport@cmrus.com.

Note: The call for nominations for the Phil Robinson Global Scholars Program has closed. The deadline to make a nomination was August 31. See more information about the program below.

About the Program

Established to honor a founding member of the COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance, colleague, friend, and leader in rheumatology, Philip C. Robinson, MB ChB, PhD, FRACP, the program will provide scholarships to register for, travel to, and attend ACR Convergence and participate in bespoke workshops, networking, and mentoring activities during the meeting.

The program aims to foster collaboration, facilitate mentoring, and promote interactions between early career rheumatologists, rheumatology professionals, and patient advocates around the world and develop future rheumatology leaders.

Funding is made possible by contributions from the American College of Rheumatology and COVID-19 Global Rheumatology Alliance.

Award

Participants will receive complimentary registration to ACR Convergence 2023 and a travel stipend of up to $3,500.

Participant Eligibility

To be eligible for the program, applicants must:

• Be an early career rheumatologist/trainee, rheumatology professional/trainee, or patient
• Be outside the U.S. and Canada (priority will be given to applicants from low- and middle-income countries as determined by the World Bank)
• Demonstrate a commitment to clinical rheumatology, rheumatology education, research, and/or advocacy
• Practicing clinician or researchers: be within 10 years completion of fellowship or graduate training at the time of application

Application Process

Applicants must complete an online application by the deadline and upload the following items:

• Current curriculum vitae (NIH format, maximum five pages, include publications)
• Personal statement outlining your commitment to clinical rheumatology, rheumatology education, research, and advocacy, and how participation in the Phil Robinson Global Scholars Program will advance your career or support local/regional advocacy efforts
• Letter of recommendation from a senior academician, supervisor, or colleague within rheumatology

Please prepare all documents before starting the application form.

Applications will be scored on:

• Strength and relevance of candidate's personal statement
• Strength and enthusiasm of the letter of support
• Potential for the program to advance the applicant’s career or support local/regional advocacy efforts (applicants will be contacted periodically post-participation for assessment of impact/outcomes)

Note: The call for nominations for pediatric residents for the Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program has closed. The deadline to make a nomination was August 11. See more information about the program below.

The Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program introduces pediatric residents to the possibility of subspecialty training in pediatric rheumatology at an early period in their residency. By identifying residents who have demonstrated interest in rheumatology but are undecided about a subspecialty, we hope to have a positive impact on workforce issues that continue to challenge pediatric rheumatology.

About the Program

Accepted pediatric residents will travel to ACR Convergence, November 10–15 in San Diego, California.

Note: All nominators must identify a mentor who will attend ACR Convergence in person and mentor the resident during the meeting.

Participant Eligibility

• Enrolled in an ACGME-accredited pediatric or medicine/pediatric residency or a similar program in Canada accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
• Interested in, but not yet decided, on subspecialty training in pediatrics and willing to consider rheumatology. (Residents who have already applied to a rheumatology fellowship program are NOT eligible for this program, nor are residents selected for this program in previous years.)
• Considered to be an outstanding candidate by a program director in pediatrics and/or a pediatric rheumatologist.

Application Process

The nomination deadline for the Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program has passed.

Questions?
Contact Ekemini Ogbu, MD, MSc (ekemini.ogbu@cchmc.org), Co-Chair, ACR Pediatric Rheumatology Residents Program, or Latonya Trower (ltrower@rheumatology.org), Sr. Specialist, ACR Research & Training.