UPMC Medical Education Program

Pittsburgh, PA

Specialty:Rheumatology

ACGME Code:1504121027

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program at UPMC

The University of Pittsburgh and the UPMC Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Division partnership has a long tradition of training future leaders in rheumatology for careers in academic medicine, industry, and clinical practice. The focus of the program is to prepare each fellow for their personal career track.

All fellows complete a standard track for their first year and choose a specialty focus for their second year. The three tracks offered are:

Clinician Track

Post-graduation Goal: Full-time clinical practice.

Program Schedule Enrichments: Fellows engage in a second year continuity clinic in a community-based practice that specializes in tele-rheumatology. Additionally, musculoskeletal ultrasound clinics are conducted at the VA Pittsburgh Health System and Falk Clinic. The program also supports musculoskeletal ultrasound certification via the Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists (USSONAR).

Educational Enrichments: The program offers a Business of Rheumatology Lecture Series and access to business training materials tailored to each trainee’s educational path. There is flexibility for fellows to take business courses at a local school during the second year.

Clinician Educator Track

Post-graduation Goal: Clinical education and practice in an academic setting.

Program Schedule Enrichments: This track emphasizes a second-year continuity clinic in a high-volume resident clinic. Additionally, fellows receive support for a Certificate in Medical Education from the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Clinical Research Education (ICRE).

Educational Enrichments: Participants benefit from mentor-mentee relationships with clinician educators within the Department of Medicine and the division. There is also a practicum in rheumatology medical education in a resident-run clinic at UPMC Mercy.

Research Track

Post-graduation Goal: Physician Scientist.

Program Schedule Enrichments: Fellows allocated dedicated research time during their second year, with the possibility of an additional third year focused on research. A competitive application for the T32 grant in Immunology and Immunopathology may also be pursued in the third year.

Educational Enrichments: The program offers mentored research opportunities with independent investigators in rheumatology or related fields such as immunology, nephrology, and dermatology. Clinical research track fellows may have the option to pursue a master's in clinical research or a master's in public health.

Research in Rheumatology

The Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the University of Pittsburgh prioritizes learning about rheumatic and autoimmune diseases through research and clinical trials. Members of the division primarily focus on studying these conditions to discover new and better therapies.

Research programs are available in various clinical areas, including:

Connective Tissue Disease
Lupus
Myositis
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scleroderma
Vasculitis

For fellows, participation in this research environment enhances their training and prepares them for future contributions to the field

More information about the UPMC Rheumatology Fellowship Training Program can be found on their website.

Web sources

1. Rheumatology Fellowship | UPMC 2. For Rheumatology Professionals and Students | UPMC 3. Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Research | UPMC

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation0

Continued27

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued	May 30, 1998
02	2001 - 2002	Continued	May 30, 1998
03	2002 - 2003	Continued	May 30, 1998
04	2003 - 2004	Continued	May 30, 2003
05	2004 - 2005	Continued	May 30, 2003
06	2005 - 2006	Continued	May 30, 2003
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	May 30, 2003
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	May 30, 2003
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	May 30, 2003
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	May 17, 2010

Program

Program Size

-- (2 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 23, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:3.4X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $78,677^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 45 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Roster

Publications

4 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

4 Publications (5 yr)

Nature immunology2026

IL-9 and Blimp-1 protect the transcriptional identity of group 2 innate lymphocytes in allergic asthma.

Yibo Zheng,¹Shilpi Giri,¹Jinyi Zhang,¹Yijia Chen,¹

PMID: 42032301doi.org/10.1038/s41590-026-02509-3

Research square2025

IL-9 and Blimp-1 protects the transcriptional identity of group 2 innate lymphocytes in allergic asthma.

Yibo Zheng,¹Jinyi Zhang,¹Aaron Yang,¹Kun He,¹

PMID: 40297693doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6365283/v1

Location

Pittsburgh, PA ^[4]

Population

302,971

Median income

$66,219On par

Education

50.5%Above

Employment

61.4%Below

Health

4.9%Above

Age

33On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Pittsburgh, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

1/31/2015

$1,011

$936

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,010

$923

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,001

$926

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,000

$972

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,006

$974

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,011

$975

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,014

$980

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,016

$985

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,016

$987

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,022

$989

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,026

$988

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,031

$988

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,036

$962

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,035

$983

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,039

$987

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,040

$993

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,039

$996

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,038

$990

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,036

$989

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,035

$989

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,040

$990

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,038

$1,022

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,042

$996

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,040

$1,015

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,042

$1,017

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,046

$1,022

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,050

$1,027

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,055

$1,031

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,058

$1,034

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,061

$1,036

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,063

$1,039

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,068

$1,020

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,067

$1,022

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,070

$1,026

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,069

$1,016

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,068

$1,036

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,069

$1,034

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,074

$1,038

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,083

$1,010

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,087

$1,015

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,090

$1,018

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,094

$1,020

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,099

$1,023

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,100

$1,028

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,099

$1,033

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,098

$1,036

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,104

$1,072

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,115

$1,076

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,120

$1,081

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,122

$1,140

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,120

$1,144

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,122

$1,121

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,126

$1,151

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,130

$1,157

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,132

$1,163

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,138

$1,169

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,147

$1,172

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,153

$1,174

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,157

$1,177

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,157

$1,202

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,161

$1,208

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,164

$1,238

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,171

$1,243

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,170

$1,261

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,170

$1,260

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,169

$1,238

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,171

$1,265

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,171

$1,270

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,174

$1,276

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,177

$1,275

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,179

$1,295

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,179

$1,295

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,181

$1,308

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,188

$1,316

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,195

$1,318

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,205

$1,331

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,214

$1,343

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,226

$1,357

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,236

$1,368

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,247

$1,383

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,257

$1,440

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,265

$1,421

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,275

$1,423

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,278

$1,441

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,287

$1,422

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,290

$1,446

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,300

$1,474

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,305

$1,472

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,313

$1,476

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,320

$1,487

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,331

$1,492

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,341

$1,499

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,344

$1,504

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,346

$1,510

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,345

$1,517

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,353

$1,533

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,354

$1,520

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,361

$1,535

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,363

$1,530

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,368

$1,543

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,372

$1,536

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,373

$1,526

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,374

$1,544

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,374

$1,543

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,379

$1,543

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,383

$1,564

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,389

$1,571

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,395

$1,564

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,404

$1,555

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,411

$1,559

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,413

$1,566

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,415

$1,574

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,419

$1,574

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,425

$1,581

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,429

$1,593

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,438

$1,594

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,444

$1,593

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,451

$1,606

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,450

$1,603

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,456

$1,616

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,459

$1,619

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,463

$1,626

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,470

$1,615

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,477

$1,634

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,482

$1,625

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,486

$1,624

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,491

$1,617

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,493

$1,623

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,497

$1,619

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,500

$1,628

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,509

$1,638

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,510

$1,614

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,513

$1,609

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,515

$1,615

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

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Region - Pittsburgh, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

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Living in Pittsburgh, PA

Crime Rate and Safety

Pittsburgh has a slightly higher-than-average crime rate compared to the national average. However, specific neighborhoods within the city vary in safety levels, so it's advisable to research the area where you'll be living.

Fun Activities

Pittsburgh is known for its vibrant arts and culture scene, sports events, numerous parks, and outdoor recreational opportunities along its three rivers.

Climate

Pittsburgh experiences all four seasons, with cold winters, warm summers, and beautiful fall foliage.

Races and Population

Pittsburgh is a diverse city with a mix of different races and ethnicities. The city has a population of around 300,000 people.

Education

Pittsburgh is home to several universities and colleges, offering educational opportunities and cultural events.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Pittsburgh is relatively affordable compared to other major cities in the US, particularly in terms of housing.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Pittsburgh is approximately a 5-hour drive from Philadelphia and a 6-hour drive from New York City. Both cities offer diverse cultural experiences, entertainment, and employment opportunities.

Pros

Vibrant arts and culture scene
affordable cost of living
beautiful outdoor scenery.

Cons

Slightly higher crime rate in some areas
cold winters.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1504121027

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US4261000

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr