Introduction to Research - Dr. Louise Taber

I love being in research, and it’s rather serendipitous how I became involved in the first place!

In 1994 I held the position of Chairman of the Department of Medicine at CIGNA in Sun City. One day I receive a call from a physician I had never met who told me he was planning to develop a group practice with OB/GYN and wanted an Internist (me!) to be part of it. I accepted his offer and, a few months later, just as I was ready to start, I received word that the group would not become a reality after all. That was a Friday and when I spoke with some colleagues about what had happened, I was told that The Arthritis Center was looking for an Internist to work with their three Rheumatologists. I accepted their offer of a position the following Monday! They did numerous clinical trials on rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis investigational medications and I began “learning on the job”. That practice eventually