The outpatient experience is based primarily at University Medical Group which is the academic practice setting for faculty at Roger Williams Medical Center.  A variety of patients are seen by the fellows and supervised by the three faculty members based at the Roger Williams.  Roger Williams Medical Center is a community teaching hospital located in one of Providence’s oldest neighborhoods.  Other Boston University residencies and fellowships at Roger Williams include internal medicine, podiatry, dermatology, infectious disease, pulmonary medicine, and hematology/oncology.  The 238 bed hospital includes an ICU, a step-down unit and a bone marrow transplant unit.  Fellows see inpatient consults that range from acute gouty arthritis to systemic vasculitis and SLE.  The core of the rotation is at the rheumatology outpatient practice on the campus of Roger Williams Medical Center, in which fellows see patients under the supervision of Drs. Said, Hall, and Zimmermann.  This experience provides a broad exposure to common and complex rheumatologic issues with patient continuity and extensive clinical teaching.

The rotation at the Providence VA Medical Center offers access to a special population in which diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, gout, and reactive arthritis are prevalent.  The Providence VA Medical Center is a 100 bed teaching hospital staffed by medical and surgical residents from Brown University affiliated hospitals.  Fellows see patients weekly in their own continuity clinic.  Easy access to PAC radiology imaging is available in our clinic area to enhance the learning of X-Ray interpretation.  Fellows will manage a broad range of rheumatologic conditions in this unique patient population. The computerized patient record system at the VA  provides enhanced opportunities for data collection and research.

Fellows see patients at Rhode Island Hospital in the academic practice and in rheumatology clinic.  Rhode Island Hospital is a 719 bed tertiary care center in Providence and is a major teaching hospital for Brown Medical School.  The inpatient consult service, supervised by Dr. Schwartz and Dr. Lally, provides extensive experience in the diagnosis and management of patients with complex rheumatic disorders.  Outpatient sessions include alternate week RIH Rheumatology Continuity Clinic located in the Ambulatory Care Center and twice-weekly sessions with Dr. Lally in the outpatient office practice.  Fellows may also work in the pediatric rheumatology clinic affiliated with Hasbro Children’s Hospital which is located on the Rhode Island Hospital Campus.