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Professional development and education
General Topic: Education and Workforce

10F110: FIT Program: Working at and with Industry as a Rheumatologist

Friday, November 10, 2023
12:55 PM – 1:40 PM PT
Location: Room 29A-D
CE: 0.75

In Person On Demand

    Panelist(s)

  • RK

    Rebecca Kunder, MD, PhD

    IGM Biosciences
    Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Genentech: Employee (Terminated), Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan (Terminated); Gilead: Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan (Ongoing); IGM Biosciences: Employee (Ongoing), Stock options or bond holdings in a for-profit corporation or self-directed pension plan (Ongoing)

  • Philip Mease, MD

    Rheumatologist, Director of Rheumatology Research, Clinical Professor Director of Rheumatology Research Swedish Medical Center/Providence-St Joseph Health
    Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health
    Seattle, WA, United States

    Disclosure(s): AbbVie: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Acelyrin: Consultant (Ongoing); Aclaris: Consultant (Ongoing); Amgen: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Boehringer Ingelheim: Consultant (Ongoing); Bristol Myers Squibb: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); Eli Lilly: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Galapagos: Consultant (Ongoing); Gilead: Consultant (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKline: Consultant (Ongoing); Inmagene: Consultant (Ongoing); Janssen: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); MoonLake Pharma: Consultant (Ongoing); Novartis: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Pfizer: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Sun Pharma: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing); UCB Pharma: Consultant (Ongoing), Grant/Research Support (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Ventyx: Consultant (Ongoing); Xinthera: Consultant (Ongoing)

  • LW

    Leanna Wise, MD, MPH

    LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC
    Pasadena, CA, United States

    Disclosure(s): Aurinia Pharma: Advisor or Review Panel Member (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); GlaxoSmithKlein(GSK): Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

The session will target rheumatology trainees who would like to better understand how to work with industry as a rheumatologist as well as the potential career opportunities in industry for a rheumatologist. Panelists will share about how they chose this career path, what the work life looks like in industry for a rheumatologist as well as ways to form meaningful engagement with industry partners to advance research and improve patient care.

Learning Objectives:

  • Review different careers options in industry and ways to identify job opportunities as a rheumatologist.
  • Review the challenges of working in industry as a rheumatologist.
  • Discuss how to work with industry as a rheumatologist working in community practice or academia.

Presentations:

  • 12:55 PM – 1:40 PM PT
    FIT Program: Working At and with Industry as a Rheumatologist

    Panelist: Rebecca Kunder, MD, PhD – IGM Biosciences

    Panelist: Philip Mease, MD – Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health

    Panelist: Leanna Wise, MD, MPH – LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC