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With retirement rates on the rise for #rheumatologists who served in the days before methotrexate, a new generation of #physicians are stepping up – and they come with some surprisingly optimistic takes on the specialty 🌞 Despite an ongoing #workforce shortage, the expansion of #PrivateEquity ownership and rapid technological and medical advances, these fellows and residents are nonetheless confident about the future of rheumatology. In fact, for several newcomers to the specialty, these very “challenges” are being seen instead as “opportunities” for growth and reassurance that their services will remain in high demand. “As a resident, the rheumatologists that I got to work with always seemed to be the doctor’s doctor, serving as the consultant of last resort to help solve a challenging diagnostic dilemma,” Matthew Lempel, MD, a rheumatology fellow at Yale New Haven Hospital, told #Healio. In this month’s Healio Exclusive, we sat down with current residents and fellows – those in the earliest stages of their career – to get a sense of what they think the future of #rheumatology holds for them. ❓ For better or worse, how do you see rheumatology changing in the years ahead? Join the conversation 💬 https://lnkd.in/eAMx--KB