The Rheumatology Fellowship Program participates in the National Resident Matching Program fellowship match, and accepts applications from residents entering their final year of training through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

The NIAMS Coalition is a consortium of organizations that raise awareness about the institute's research into diseases of the bones, joints, muscles, and skin.

NIAMS Leadership oversees an extensive portfolio of basic and applied research.

Dr. Robert Colbert is a board-certified pediatric rheumatologist with a long-standing interest in understanding the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis. After completing clinical training in pediatrics and rheumatology, he did postdoctoral research in molecular immunology at the University of North Carolina

Current Fellows of the Rheumatology Training Fellowship Program

The NIAMS Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC) regularly reviews the institute's Intramural Research Program, in compliance with NIH guidelines. The BSC advises scientific and clinical directors on the quality, productivity and impact of the intramural research they oversee.

VEXAS syndrome is a disease that causes inflammatory and hematologic (blood) manifestations. The syndrome is caused by mutations in the UBA1 gene of blood cells and acquired later in life. Patients do not pass the disease to their children.