Medical and Pediatric Resident Research Award

Purpose

To motivate outstanding residents to pursue subspecialty training in rheumatology by providing an opportunity to attend the ACR annual scientific meeting.

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Eligibility

A candidate must be a resident enrolled in an ACGME-accredited pediatric, medicine or combined medicine/pediatric residency programme who is interested in rheumatology. The candidate must be an author or co-author of an abstract submitted to the upcoming ACR annual meeting. He must be a citizen or non-citizen national of the United States of America, or be in lawful possession of a permanent resident card. Individuals on temporary (J1, H1) or student visas are not eligible.

Frequency

• Annual

Study Length

1 year

Award Value

US$750 cash prize plus US$1,000 to cover travel expenses and hotel accommodations for the ACR annual scientific meeting. Registration fees will be waived

Application procedure

Only online applications submitted through the REF Web site will be accepted.

Closing date

August 1st

Contributor

Abbott Endowment for Rheumatology

Study Level

• Doctorate
• Research