Rheumatology Research Workshop

This activity is not eligible for CE/MOC.

ACR Disclosure Statement
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In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ACR has implemented mechanisms prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity to identify and mitigate all relevant financial relationships for all individuals in a position to control the content of this CME activity.

Nature of Financial Relationships
All individuals that participate in an ACR-sponsored activity and are able to change content or influence the content of the activity must disclose to the planning committee and audience all financial or other relationships with ineligible companies including, but not limited to:

1. Advisor or review panel member
2. Consultant
3. Employee
4. Officer or Board Member
5. Grant/research support
6. Speaker/honoraria includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness
7. Independent contractor
8. Executive role and/or ownership interest
9. Royalties and/or patient beneficiary
10. Intellectual property/patents
11. Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan
12. Private investigator
13. Expert witness
14. Equity interest
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None: Has no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

All participants that created and/or were able to influence the content and delivery of this activity reported the following disclosures. All of the relevant financial relationships listed have been mitigated.

Rheumatology Research Workshop Financial Relationship Disclosures (coming soon)

This activity is not eligible for CE/MOC.

The Rheumatology Research Workshop 2026 was held in person in Atlanta, GA from June 25–26.

The Rheumatology Research Workshop is an invitation only, two-day, in-person workshop that promotes interaction between rheumatology trainees, early career investigators, and established investigators to foster collaboration and facilitate career mentoring.

The workshop will include scientific lectures, oral abstract presentations, and opportunities for early career investigators to interact with senior investigators. Sessions will focus on the skills needed to be successful in research, including improved communication and presentation, work-life balance, tips for grant application, how to build a research team, and more.

Target Audience
This meeting is designed for:

• A medical student interested in rheumatology research
• An internal medicine, family medicine or pediatric resident enrolled in a ACGME- or RCPSC- accredited training program who is interested in rheumatology
• A fellow-in-training at an ACGME- or RCPSC- accredited training program
• A graduate student interested in rheumatology research
• A postdoctoral fellow who conducts rheumatology-related research
• A junior faculty member within six years of completing their rheumatology or postdoctoral fellowship training program (completed after May 2020)

FIT Scholarship Eligibility

Trainee applicants may be eligible for a $750 travel scholarship to attend this meeting. Eligible candidates are (1) medical students and residents/fellows enrolled in an accredited training program who are interested in rheumatology and (2) graduate students who conduct rheumatology related research. Scholarship candidates must also be an ACR or ARP member in good standing to be considered.

Eligibility Requirements

The following are the eligibility requirements for invitation consideration.

• Complete an application
• Submit an abstract
• Obtain permission from your administrative supervisor to attend
• Must be an ACR/ARP member

Preliminary findings or proposals for trainee research projects are encouraged.

Program Schedule & Syllabi

Rheumatology Research Workshop 2026 Program Agenda

Registered attendees can access the syllabi during the meeting and for 12 months after the meeting. To access syllabi, login and go to My Learning.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

No commercial support was provided for this activity.