About one in three Arizonans are living with one of more than 100 diseases that fall under the umbrella of “arthritis,” the Centers for Disease Control estimate.
Loni Nannini Special to the Arizona Daily Star May is National Arthritis Awareness Month, and supporters of the University of Arizona Arthritis Center are intent on promoting awareness — and increasing funding — for all things arthritis, including research, education and training of future rheumatologists.
“If you live in the northeastern U.S., there is one rheumatologist for every 20,000 patients, but if you live in Arizona, there is one rheumatologist for every 128,000 adults. I speak to colleagues nationwide, and it is very difficult for patients to get in to see a rheumatologist. There is great need for rheumatologists across the country and in all parts of Arizona,” said C. Kent Kwoh, MD, Director of the UAAC, which was the first — and remains the largest — training program in the state.
“The class is very popular with medical students. They hear patients’ stories about how difficult it was to be diagnosed in terms of lack of access to rheumatologists, along with the need to visit multiple doctors to try to find the right treatments. The students also see the different types of arthritis and how it can impact people’s lives in so many ways. They comment about how much they learn from these patients: It is very impactful and memorable for them,” said Kwoh.
He has attained more than $10 million in NIH funding for the UAAC since he joined the center 10 years ago and has been awarded more than $75 million since he began his career in 1989. Patients like Jim Livengood, who served as the athletic director at UA from 1994 to 2009, are reaping the benefits of research and programs at UAAC.
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