In the September edition of the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) Newsletter, Sasha Bernatsky, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, McGill University and Researcher at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, recounts how her experience in the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) Young Investigator Initiative helped set the foundation for her on her journey to establish her career as an independent researcher.