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Elena Schiopu

Director of Continuing Medical Education

Elena Schiopu

Director of Continuing Medical Education

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine: Rheumatology

Education

  • MD, Medicine Universitatea De Medicina Si F, 1997

Certifications

  • USMLE Step 3 2002

  • ECFMG certification, 1999

  • Medical Licensure Romania 1997

  • DEA License DEA, 2003

  • Georgia Composite Medical Board, License 92788 2022

  • American Board of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology American Board of Internal Medicine, 2005

  • Michigan Controlled Substance License 2003

  • Michigan Medical License 2003

  • American Board of Internal Medicine 2003

  • PHY GA Professional Licensing BRD, 2022

Awards & Honors

  • Token of Appreciation from Medical Students (TAMS) Award 2020

  • 2017 ACR/EULAR Exchange Program ACR/EULAR, 2017

  • Recognized as exemplar by The Learning Environment Task Force The University of Michigan Medical School, 2017

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • RRHE 5000

    Rheumatology

  • MEDI 6150

    MCG YOU+

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Current status of clinical outcome measures in inclusion body myositis: a systematised review, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Reducing cardiovascular risk with immunomodulators: a randomised active comparator trial among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, 2023
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Consistent Long-Term Guselkumab Efficacy Across Psoriatic Arthritis Domains Irrespective of Baseline Patient Characteristics , 2022
    Abstract
  • Effect of Treatment with IVIG (octagam10%) on Skin Symptoms and Quality of Life in Subjects with Dermatomyositis. Results of a Large, Randomized, Placebo-controlled International Phase III Trial , 2022
    Abstract
  • Functional NOTCH4 Variants Increase Notch Signaling and Susceptibility for Systemic Sclerosis, 2022
    Abstract

University Service

  • Annual Fellowship Evaluation Committee 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Clinical Competency Committee 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Clinical Competency Committee 2022 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Michigan Road Scholars Selection Committee 2019 - 2022

    Role: Committee Member

  • the Institutional review ad hoc panel of the Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicity Guidelines 2019 - 2022

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • Consensus Expert Panel for Clinical Practice Guidelines for PNS Workup and Management in Sjogren's 2024 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Executive Committee Georgia Society of Rheumatology 2023 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • Director of Clinical Trials 2022 - Present

    Role: Director

  • the Institutional review ad hoc panel of the Management of Immunotherapy-Related Toxicity Guidelines 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • NIH NIEHS International Myositis Assessment & Clinical Studies Group (IMACS) 2019 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Public Service

  • ACR Expert on Call 2017 - Present

  • Doctors of Tomorrow program with Cass high school students 2013 - Present

  • Alternate Member-At-Large for Government Affairs Committee, American College of Rheumatology 2018 - 2019