ACR Presidential Gold Medal recipient shares female influencers, role models

CHICAGO — “My overwhelming reaction is gratitude for experiences that are meaningful in so many ways,” Mary K. Crow, MD, MACR, 2018 Recipient of the ACR Presidential Gold Medal, said here at the ACR/ARHP 2018 Annual Meeting.

“Our core mission is the lives of patients with rheumatic disease. I find it ironic yet satisfying that in this #MeToo era when the autonomy and status of women is the focus of controversy that rheumatologists specialize in diseases that impact up to 10 times more women than men,” Crow said. “We are proud that we prioritize diseases that especially affect women including many from minority groups, many of whom are disadvantaged by their socioeconomic situation.”