The mission of the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology is to provide comprehensive clinical care to patients with the full spectrum of rheumatic and allergic diseases to advance the science of rheumatology and immunology through basic and clinical research, and to provide training to medical students, residents, and subspecialty fellows.

Our clinical programs are located at the UNC Ambulatory Care Center on the Chapel Hill campus, the UNC Subspecialty Clinic in Sanford, NC, and at the UNC Hospitals-NC Memorial Hospital, UNC Women's and Children's Hospital, and the NC Neurosciences Hospital. Faculty provide consultative care to patients with arthritis, autoimmune, and immunologic disorders. We work closely with orthopaedic surgeons, therapists, and rehabilitation specialists to provide comprehensive care to the residents of North Carolina and its surrounding states.

The Division is home to a variety of research programs that range from the epidemiology of arthritis to basic mechanisms of disease pathogenesis. Researchers in the Division also participate in clinical trials of new agents for the treatment of arthritis and autoimmune disorders. Our research projects are funded by numerous sources including the NIH, CDC, the Arthritis Foundation and the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries. Research efforts in the Division are coordinated through the Thurston Arthritis Research Center.

In conjunction with the UNC School of Medicine and the Department of Medicine the Division coordinates educational programs for medical students, residents, and subspecialty trainees. Fellowship training is available to well-trained internists who are interested in a superior program in both clinical and research training. Our goal is to train outstanding clinicians and research scientists for careers in academic rheumatology.

Beth Jonas, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor Rheumatology Fellowship Program Director 
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology