Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program

We are a categorical program that accepts six residents per year. The MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital is the “main game in town” for rehabilitation in our major metropolitan area, which gives residents the ability to see such a broad range of pathology. You will see tons of “bread and butter” PM&R, but also the rare diagnoses you may not see everywhere. We have a great, inclusive culture here. In addition, our program believes in fostering your interests to meet your career goals. To that end, we have four months of electives in addition to a research and ultrasound track.

All residents are required to obtain competence in the six areas listed below, to the level expected of a new practitioner:

Inpatient rotations
Extensive training is provided in the areas of rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, arthritis, amputation, and other musculoskeletal and neurologic disorders.

Outpatient rotations
Outpatient rotations offer exposure to these same diverse populations as well as to those individuals who require the services of the specialty clinics offered through MedStar National Rehabilitation Network and its affiliated hospitals. Rotations include exposure to spine/pain medicine, neuromusculoskeletal radiology, rheumatology, orthopedics/sports medicine, orthotics/prosthetics, and cancer rehabilitation.

Ultrasound training
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound training begins in the PGY-2 year and continues through the Residency Training Program with a longitudinal program. Additional rotations focusing on musculoskeletal ultrasound are available.

Continuity clinic
The resident will be assigned to a continuity clinic team that begins in the PGY-2 year and continues throughout their training. All residents participate in the weekly clinic regardless of clinic rotations and are supervised and mentored by faculty physiatrists.

Didactic training
Residents participate in a variety of structured and regular didactic instructional sessions, which include the Peer Lectures Series, Case Studies, Ultrasound Lecture Series, Anatomy and Kinesiology Lecture Series, Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, and Grand Rounds.

Quality improvement
All residents participate in quality improvement initiatives during their tenure in the Residency Training Program. Residents receive formal education in process improvement methodology and design.

Research
All residents are required to participate in a scholarly project during their tenure in the Residency Training Program. All residents participate in a one month rotation at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

PGY-2 year (all rotations one month unless otherwise specified)