PMR 4215 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Students will be introduced to the branch of medicine emphasizing the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of patients whose functional abilities have been temporarily or permanently impaired. By rotating in the outpatient PM&R clinic and the inpatient consult service students will gain knowledge and competency in 1) the performance of the physiatric history and physical as well as 2) the use of the physiatric assessment in developing management plans to help restore patients to an optimal level of functional independence following injuries to the muscles, bones, tissues, and nervous system. For most students, this will constitute two weeks in each service. During the outpatient rotation students will be exposed to various PM&R subspecialty clinics to include: Traumatic Brain Injury, Amputee, Interventional Pain Management, Sports Medicine, MSK Ultrasound, Electromyography, and Wheelchair Clinics. While on the inpatient consult service, students are expected to actively participate in all team activities to include multidisciplinary discussions and planning of the rehabilitative management and disposition of patients with various debilitating injuries to include spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury and limb loss. Students will be expected to participate in all educational opportunities which include daily morning didactics, journal club, weekly staff and resident lectures, bedside teaching rounds, and conferences. All rotating students are expected to present a 15 minute Power Point presentation on a topic of their choice to the PM&R Service. Students rotating for two weeks or less are exempt from this requirement. In addition, students on their second month-long rotation in PM&R are also exempt.
Offered
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) - MD