[MUSIC PLAYING] BRYANT ENGLAND: Our fellowship program is the crown jewel of this division. 

FELLOW: We all are committed educators. That's part of why we've joined this division. And so when we have the opportunity to take people in who want to become fantastic rheumatologists. We are excited by that opportunity. And it really pushes us to make sure we are doing everything we can to put the best opportunities in front of our fellows. 

AMY CANELLA: This program is about taking each individual fellow, determining what they need and supporting them to fly. 

FELLOW: My favorite part is when we see a fellow come into this program with big dreams, big ambitions. 

AUSTIN BARRY: The leadership is set up in such a way that you are going to be successful, and they're going to do everything become the rheumatologist you want to be. If that's a great educator, if that's a great researcher, a great clinician, or if that's all of it, they will give you the tools to do so. 

RACHEL JENKINS: All of the opportunities that we're given are very tailored to what we want to do with our careers, the ability to learn from the very best in rheumatology and the world leaders in rheumatology. I think that's an invaluable experience that we get to have connections with those people who then have connections beyond our institution within rheumatology. 

MEGAN MATTISON: I think what really sets this program apart is the amount and diversity of our faculty. We have experts in RA, lupus, psoriatic arthritis that really lends itself to being able to see all these different pathologies and highly specialized clinics to see how the experts really conduct patient care. I've been able to see all types of conditions, what I'll see most commonly in the community, but also those rare things that I might need to be prepared to help treat in the future. 

TED MIKULS: We're fortunate that we have had leadership in this division who have put research and education at the forefront. We have a number of research resources, databases as well as expertise and analytics, immunology labs and study coordinators to make sure that their research questions can be answered. 

TATE JOHNSON: So the first thing is that we get them matched up with a mentor to help facilitate that roadmap and that pathway through the research landscape. 

FELLOW: It's actually pretty common that a fellow comes into the program thinking that that's not for them. They don't want to do research. But I think almost all of those fellows leave the program with at least an appreciation, appreciation for what that extra training has offered them and their day-to-day careers. 

FELLOW: The fellows that do really well in our program tend to be very intellectually curious and then very teachable. I'm always looking for fellow applicants who aren't satisfied with just being good, but want to be great. 

FELLOW: Our culture is such that we are not just a division of colleagues. We are a family of colleagues and friends and physicians and researchers and educators who come together and truly love what they do every single day. 

FELLOW: And we giggle, giggle, giggle. Always playing practical jokes on each other. We go get lunch together every day. We go out for drinks after work. It's a great environment to learn in. 

TED MIKULS: We've been able to really build a successful program. And we almost always have trainees driving the bus. 

RACHEL JENKINS: From day 1 of fellowship, I was viewed as an equal in the department. Any ideas or thoughts about patients care that I might have and be bringing from outside experiences. We're always listened to and very much from day one feel like I'm part of the department. 

FELLOW: It's a real build your own adventure program, and you just happen to be connected with some of the best rheumatologists in the country while you do it. 

FELLOW: We have a true commitment to making sure that you get what you need to be the best rheumatologist you want to be. 

FELLOW: I love Omaha. When I think about places my wife and I have considered living and moving, it always came back to here. 

FELLOW: I enjoy Omaha through eating. Mostly we have wonderful restaurants. And then of course, the zoo. Omaha's a great place to live, very affordable, and you can really get to any part of the city within about 20 minutes but tons of activities. 

FELLOW: It's a great place to grow as a person and a family, and I wouldn't be anywhere else. 

FELLOW: I would choose this fellowship over everything else again and again and again. 

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