Meet the Residents

Meet the Faculty

Rotations

Rotation Schedule

Education/ Conferences

Clinical Sites

Rheumatology

About the rotation

Residents spend one month on this service working with Gregory C. Gardner, M.D.

Goals & Objectives

To learn the spectrum of rheumatologic diseases including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, the spondyloarthropathies, and gout under the excellent teaching and direction of Dr. Gardner. Residents learn to diagnose and manage rheumatologic diseases by perfecting their history and physical exam skills. They also learn how to perform an arthrocentesis of multiple joints in the clinical setting.