This book provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art overview of medical teaching methodologies with a particular focus on rheumatology. It discusses why teaching medicine requires a review, explains barriers to learning, outlines fresh teaching methods, and includes student-centered learning activities. It introduces novice medical teachers as well as more experienced educators to the exciting new models of medical education, innovative teaching approaches, and challenges they may face whether working in undergraduate, post-graduate, or continuous medical education. Since "Great teachers are made, not born", this book presents the interactive pattern of the art and science of teaching and serves as a guide to becoming a highly effective medical educator. Rheumatology Teaching: The Art and Science of Medical Education is an essential text for physicians and related professionals who have special interest in medical education and particularly musculoskeletal teaching as well as instructors in nursing, physiotherapy, and physician assistant programs.

Chapter 1. Rheumatology Teaching: The Need for a Review

Chapter 2. Barriers to Learning Rheumatology
Chapter 3. Methodology for Rheumatology Teaching (Providing Quality Education in Rheumatology)
Chapter 4. Modern Approach to the Patient's History
Chapter 5. Teaching Rheumatology at the University (The Journey from Teacher- to Student-Centered Learning)
Chapter 6. Teaching Rheumatology for Primary Care
Chapter 7. Rheumatology Teaching and Research
Chapter 8. Rheumatology Nursing Education
Chapter 9. Motivation and Rheumatology Learning: Interactive Teaching
Chapter 10. E-learning in Rheumatology Teaching
Chapter 11. Simulated Teaching
Chapter 12. Flipped Learning
Chapter 13. Learning MSK Applications
Chapter 14. The Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound to Enhance Rheumatology Teaching (Pathological Anatomy in the Teaching of Rheumatology)
Chapter 15. Educating Future Learners of Rheumatology.