Activity Overview

The Virtual Rheumatology Program for Fellows in Training (V-FIT) is a collection of online programs developed by rheumatology experts to address specific educational needs of fellows-in-training. V-FIT includes four online courses: Virtual Rheumatology Learning Collaborative (ViRL), Virtual Rheumatology Practicum for Adult Rheumatology Fellows (ViP Adult), Virtual Rheumatology Practicum for Pediatric Rheumatology Fellows (ViP Pediatric), and Virtual Rheumatology Teaching Lessons (ViTLs). 

This activity includes 160+ online lectures from all four programs pertaining to both adult and pediatric rheumatology, covering topics such as:

1. Antiphospholipid Syndrome

2. Autoinflammatory Diseases

3. Cancer and Rheumatology

4. COVID-19 and Rheumatology

5. Connective Tissue Disease-Related Interstitial Lung

6. Crystal-Induced Arthropathies

7. Fever Associated Rheumatic Disorders

8. Immunology for Rheumatologists

9. Inborn Errors of Immunity

10. Infections and Related Arthritides

11. Inflammatory Eye Disease

12. Introduction to Pediatric Rheumatology

13. Juvenile Idiopathic ArthritisLupus

14. Miscellaneous Rheumatic Disorders

15. MSK Exam

16. MSK Radiology

17. Myositis

18. Osteoarthritis

19. Osteoporosis

20. Pain Syndromes

21. Patient Care

22. Pediatric Joint Pain

23. Research and Scholarship

24. Rheumatoid Arthritis

25. Rheumatologic Emergencies

26. Rheumatology and Reproductive Health

27. Rheumatology Labs

28. Scleroderma

29. Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies

30. Sjogren's Syndrome

31. Succeeding in Fellowship

32. Therapeutics and Injections

33. Vasculitis

This program is designed for educational purposes only. The material presented is not intended to represent the only or the best methods appropriate for the medical situations discussed, but rather is intended to present the opinions of the authors or presenters, which may be helpful to other practitioners. Attendees participating in this education activity sponsored by the ACR do so with full knowledge that they waive any claim they may have against the ACR for reliance on any information presented during this educational activity.

Registration is complimentary.

Target Audience

The activity was created for fellows-in-training but is also relevant to primary care physicians and other rheumatology professionals, such as registered nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, physical therapists, pharmacists, physician assistants.

Acknowledgement of Commercial Support

The ACR thanks Pfizer, Inc. for independent medical educational grant support of the V-FIT programs.

Educational Activity Policies

See ACR educational activity policies, including the online enduring activity refund policy.