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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

It’s Internal Medicine Grand Rounds and a giant within our Division, Dr. Lemon Ni, is presenting on updates in Giant Cell Arteritis! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Happy Monday and Welcome Back to the University of Iowa Rheumatology Fellowship Huddle, Week 11. This week, I break out my light jacket and talk about the changing of the seasons!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Good Morning and Happy Monday! This week’s huddle focuses on the joy of practice. Every month, we have our Hands On Clinical Instruction (HOC-I) rounds - it’s a great venue to share our sense of joy and discovery! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

We just completed our Wednesday afternoon Hands On Clinical Investigation (HOC-I) Rounds — It was a fun time where we reinforced our musculoskeletal physical exam skills and practiced the finer aspects of ultrasonography at the bedside. @intmedatiowa.bsky.social @nartherheumie.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Not an endorsement of any product but here’s a rare picture of two AIR Doctors. @intmedatiowa.bsky.social #Allergy #Immunology #Rheumatology

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

See no evil 🙈 Hear no evil 🙉 Speak no evil 🙊 … but please rheum fellows, keep on ultrasounding! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social @nartherheumie.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Welcome back to week 5 of the University of Iowa Rheumatology Fellowship Huddle? Nope, that’s not a typo - as we round out the first month of the academic year, we’re discussing the importance of asking good questions within our program culture. What questions do you guys have?

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Hocus POCUS! 🪄 ✨ Welcome back to Week 3 of the University of Iowa #Rheumatology #Fellowship Huddle! Last week, we started up our summer workshop series for MSK #Ultrasound and our new fellows are off scanning (under staff supervision) and learning in clinic. Fun times! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Love Ultrasound? We do too! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 We start teaching ultrasound early so that our fellows can get the most out of every opportunity to practice. Our coloring books supplement weekly sessions that focus on integrating ultrasound with physical exam. Fun times ahead! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Welcome back and Happy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful Fourth of July weekend to empower this wonderful second week of fellowship. Here’s the Huddle, talking about our philosophy of progressive entrustment throughout the course of the academic year

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Welcome back to the University of Iowa #rheumatology fellowship huddle, Week 1! I can’t believe it’s orientation time already. While our new fellows sit for sessions, let me give you a 30 second orientation to the core of our fellowship program

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Happy Monday everyone and welcome to week 51 of the University of Iowa #Rheumatology #Fellowship Huddle. It’s graduation week here so there’s plenty of reflections on this exciting time of change!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Welcome back to Week #50 of our University of Iowa #Rheumatology #Fellowship Huddle! It may sound like things are winding down for the academic year, but we’re still buzzing with tons of activity! 🐝🐝

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Iowa Rheum Fellows published 32‼️ peer-reviewed manuscripts over the past 5 years… and that doesn’t even count conference abstracts, commentaries, etc Our mentorship panels help provide a balance between autonomy and support so that they can thrive during their time here! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Welcome back to week 48 of the University of Iowa Rheumatology fellowship huddle!! This week we’ll talk about the way how our fellows advance systems-based practice, like quality improvement and advocacy. Have a great week ahead!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Welcome back to Week 47! This week, in honor of the fresh buds growing on the trees, the huddle discusses all about flourishing in our fellowship program. Enjoy! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave … the @intmedatiowa.bsky.social #Rheumatology #Fellowship program. Our now retired program coordinator, Patty, came to visit today and we were all thrilled to see a steadfast friend!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Welcome back to Week 46 of the University of Iowa #rheumatology #Fellowship Huddle! We are super excited to prepare for the upcoming academic year, which is only six weeks away!! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

@msamandagreene.bsky.social - it was great to see you at the Advocacy meeting earlier - too bad we couldn’t talk but there’s always next time. 😃

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Welcome back to Week 45 of the University of Iowa Rheumatology Fellowship Huddle! It’s great to be back in Iowa youtube.com/shorts/_dhe4...

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Civic Engagement - The University of Iowa #Rheumatology #Fellowship Huddle, Week 46

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

That wraps up an amazing DC advocacy adventure! Every time I go to Capitol Hill, I bring back with me to Iowa a sense of inspiration and determination. United we stand for our patients! #act4arthritis @angusworthing.bsky.social @christinadowney.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Iowa fellows - both past and present - are proud to #act4arthritis and support our patients living with rheumatologic and autoimmune diseases @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

At the Capitol with a dedicated crew of Californians to advocate for our patients with rheumatologic diseases! #act4arthritis @christinadowney.bsky.social @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

The fellows and I are headed in there to advocate for our patients with Rheumatologic diseases. Wish us luck! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social @christinadowney.bsky.social @nartherheumie.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Hey, that’s us on the cover of the Advocates for Arthritis educational materials booklet! Current and prior Iowa fellows unite to advocate for rheum patients! @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Happy Monday! Welcome back to Week 45 of the University of Iowa #rheumatology fellowship huddle. It's a preview of the amazing things we plan to do this week going to Capitol Hill. What amazing things are you going to do? @intmedatiowa.bsky.social @kristenyoung.bsky.social

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Civic Engagement - The University of Iowa #Rheumatology #Fellowship Huddle, Week 46

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Welcome back to Week 42 of our Huddle! This week, Stella and I want to share a three-part story of what makes our fellowship program so unique, and why I feel so privileged to be the program director here. @intmedatiowa.bsky.social

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“Walking the Talk” - the University of Iowa Rheumatology Fellowship Weekly Huddle, Week 42

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I had wayyy too much fun today in the Great Debate at the ACR Educator Conference! @laceyfeigl.bsky.social @kristenyoung.bsky.social @jhurheumfellows.bsky.social

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Day #56 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm proud to be an American. Our story is one of resilience, progress, and diligence. The Spirit of America has always been defined by expanding frontiers, freedoms, knowledge, and opportunities, and I feel privileged that I get to be part of that story.

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Day #55 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm grateful for the great humor of the people that I work with. Work isn't easy - it's not meant to be, but with mutual respect and by sharing joy, it sure can be fun!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Day #54 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm grateful for the incredible amounts of research being done to help those folks with immune dysregulation. It's hard work that changes people's lives!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Day #53 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm grateful for another week of serving, learning, teaching, reading, and writing. Bring it on!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Day #52 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm thankful that my kids have gotten into mythology - Greek, Norse, and Indian, among others. It's eye-opening how these stories from the Iron Age (and even earlier) remain relevant to our Digital Era.

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Day #51 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm grateful for nasal saline irrigation. I caught whatever has been going around but luckily I can manage most of the symptoms with the same techniques I advise my patients to help control their allergies.

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Day #50 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm thankful for the precious small moments with the kids - the silly games, the arts and crafts, the imaginative stories. There is no doubt that years from now, I will nostalgically look back to 2025 as a golden era.

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Day #49 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm thankful to so many of my mentors for introducing me to the concept of Appreciative Inquiry. Any meaningful and sustainable change that we can make in the world must be rooted in our strengths and in authentic positivity. journals.lww.com/jclinrheum/a...

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Day #48 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I'm thankful to live in a city small enough that wherever I go - the library, the store, the park, and beyond - I get to see somebody I know who I care about and who cares about me. What a great community!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Day #47 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I’m grateful for all the kids out there who, at this very moment, are growing up to become Presidents of the United States and are destined to help lead the nation towards a kinder and smarter future!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

New platform, same huddle, fewer bots! Here's the @intmedatiowa.bsky.social Rheumatology Fellowship Huddle for Week #34: I ❤️ Rheum youtu.be/wACnskoLPTo

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Day #46 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏- I'm grateful for boredom. I went to one of the kids' events and I was bored out of my mind. But there's no other people I'd rather be bored out of my mind with than these kids. May we have more boring days ahead!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Day #45 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏- I’m lucky to have three budding readers - it’s interesting to go through books and see how kids of different ages focus on different things

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Day #43 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I’m thankful for the progress in completing this Rubik’s cube. I limit myself 2 moves per day to train myself to value mindful consistency over explosive effort and I’m slowly making progress!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Day #42 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I’m grateful for the Philadelphia spirit - the one that embraces you with one arm while flipping the bird to arbitrary authority with the other. While I may be far from Philly today, I know Philly will never be far from my heart.

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Day #41 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I’m thankful for the idealists among us, who spurn the natural tendencies to become cynical and tightly embrace a desire to improve the world. You inspire me!

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Day #40 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I’m thankful to inherit from many, many cultures that value absorbing knowledge and wisdom from books, even from the ones you may not agree with. youtube.com/shorts/-aOYx...

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I Can’t Believe Wicked Betrayed Us Like This 😭 #musical #wicked

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Day #39 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I am grateful for easy-going patients. Earlier today, as I was finishing off an appointment, a patient thanked me. As I was rushing out the door, I jumbled my words between “Don’t mention it” and “Take care” and ended up yelling out “Take it!!” 🤦🏾

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Bharat Kumar @bharatkumarmd.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Day #38 of 2025 Gratitude 🙏: I’m grateful for The Clash (yesterday was international the clash day after all). They demonstrate that great, timeless art comes as a reaction to sociopolitical events - or, as they call it, the Clampdown. youtu.be/_lt4O-EHNnw?...

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The Clash - Clampdown (Official Audio)

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