NOTE: Please check with the Institution in which you are interested to verify that they are ACGME accredited.

SCI FELLOWSHIP

The University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has an opening in our one year ACGME accredited spinal cord injury (SCI) fellowship. Our SCI program is a National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research funded Model Center. The Fellowship offers a diverse clinical experience in inpatient and outpatient environments. It includes close collaboration with many related departments within the UPMC health system. As the number one NIH funded Rehabilitation Department in the country there are also a number of research opportunities.

The Fellowship will start July 1, 2010.

For more information, contact
John Horton, MD
Program Director of SCI Fellowship
hortonja@upmc.edu
412-232-8949

This ad was placed February 3, 2010.

Emory PM&R Sports Medicine Fellowship

Emory’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, in conjunction with Emory Orthopedics and Spine Center, is pleased to announce one of the first ACGME accredited PM&R Sports Medicine Fellowships in the country.

This one-year, post-residency fellowship will feature comprehensive training in all aspects of sports medicine care of the injured athlete. Fellowship training will include evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal ultrasound, regenerative injections, as well as basic interventional spine procedures under fluoroscopy. Fellows will also rotate with our world class sports medicine surgeons and have opportunities to observe select cases. There will also be sports coverage at the high school, college, and mass participation events. Teaching PM&R residents as well as didactic lectures and journal clubs will supplement and enhance the clinical experience.

For more information or to apply for the fellowship, please contact Ken Mautner at as we are now accepting applications for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Ken Mautner, MD
ken.mautner@emory.org
Fellowship Director, PM&R Sports Medicine
Emory Sports Medicine Center
59 Executive Park S. Dr., Ste. 2000
Atlanta, GA 30329

This ad was placed September 15, 2009.

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
University of Michigan
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)
Institutional Research Training Grant (T32)
Medical Rehabilitation Research Training Fellowship 

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Michigan offers excellent training in medical rehabilitation research with opportunities to compete and receive training in clinical research through the K30 mechanism. Our faculty is nationally known with expertise in gait training, motor learning, brain and head injury research, spinal cord injury research, physical activity, and exercise and spine care. Strong interdisciplinary research collaborations exist with other medical school departments, the School of Kinesiology, and Biomedical Engineering. The Department was rated second in the country in 2008 in terms of NIH funding.

Post PM&R residency physicians who desire clinical research competence is available in a variety of areas: pediatrics, spinal cord injury, musculoskeletal, traumatic brain injury, exercise and physical activity, body composition assessment, and others. Fellowships run for two years and offer unique mentored research experience, advanced course work within the content area, and collaboration with faculty, staff, and laboratories. Advanced training in research methodology resulting in a master’s degree is also available for qualified applicants.

The objective of the fellowship is to develop researchers in medical rehabilitation who have clinical competence in their chosen area and are prepared to compete for academic faculty positions nationally in academic medical centers. 

Women, people with disabilities, and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants should write or call:

Edward A. Hurvitz, MD
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
325 E. Eisenhower, Suite 100
Ann Arbor, MI  48108
Phone: 734-936-7190; Fax:  734-615-1770
E-mail: ehurvitz@umich.edu

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
The NIH requires applicants to have proof of citizenship or permanent resident Visa status.

Visit www.med.umich.edu/pmr/edu/mrrt.htm for more information.

This ad was placed July 13, 2009.

Musculoskeletal Fellowship
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
The Spine Program

A one-year clinical fellowship is available with a primary emphasis on spine and occupational rehabilitation. The Program offers a diverse faculty with outstanding experience in interventional and non-interventional pain management, electromyography, manual medicine, ergonomics, biomechanics, and more. Send letter of intent and vitae to:

Anthony E. Chiodo, MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Michigan
325 E. Eisenhower Blvd., Ste. 100
Ann Arbor, MI  48108
Phone: 734-936-7379
Fax: 734-615-6713

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

This ad was placed July 13, 2009.

Fellowship in Brain Injury
Rehabilitation at Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center

Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center, the regional, CARF-accredited rehabilitation hospital for the Northern California Kaiser Permanente Health System, is seeking a BC/BE Physiatrist for our one-year fellowship in brain injury rehabilitation starting in July 2010. The center has trained fellows in this subspecialty area over the last 10 years. Inpatient and outpatient settings provide opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in medical management, spasticity management, neuropsychological evaluation, mild TBI, and pharmacological intervention. Research opportunities are also available.

Candidates must have strong clinical and academic credentials, excellent communication and leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively in an interdisciplinary environment. Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center is a rehabilitation hospital unit within a hospital and is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in Vallejo, California.

For more information, please send cover letter and curriculum vitae to:

Kathy Uchida at Kathy.C.Uchida@kp.org
Senior Physician Recruiter
TPMG Physician Recruitment
1800 Harrison Street, 7th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

or fax to (510) 625-5487. You may also call Kathy directly at (510) 625-5917.
EEO/AA/M/F/D/V EMPLOYER.

http://physiciancareers.kp.org/ncal/
WE BELIEVE IN THE HEALING POWERS OF COLLABORATION

This ad was placed July 9, 2009.

The JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) offers a one-year fellowship opportunity for a board-eligible/board-certified physiatrist interested in traumatic brain injury (TBI) / neurorehabilitation. The fellowship is offered at the Center for Head Injuries in Edison, New Jersey, and the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. These facilities are centrally located in the NY/NJ metropolitan area.

The Center for Head Injuries at JRI actively participates in numerous TBI research projects. The Center recently gained national exposure as the featured facility in the HBO special, "COMA" (September 2007). This two-hour special tracks four patients over a one-year period, detailing each patient’s medical progress and the impact of injury and treatment on the patients and their families. In addition, a collaborative study on a patient from our program with TBI and the use of Deep Brain Stimulation was published in Nature (Aug 2007;448:600-603).

These specific projects, with exposure to state-of-the-art intervention, are examples of ongoing research and advances being made at JRI's Center for Head Injuries. Participation in other current research and pursuit of research topics of personal interest in the advancement of brain injury rehabilitation are welcome.

Fellowship Description

The TBI / neurorehabilitation fellowship will provide the selected candidate with exposure to the continuum of care offered at a Model System TBI program. The experiences and challenges of this Model System TBI program will prepare the candidate to medically manage the TBI patient population and ultimately direct and manage a Brain Injury Unit.

Fellowship Objectives

Upon completion of the program, the Fellow will demonstrate the ability to:

• Manage spasticity through various means including serial casting, medications, motor point and nerve blocks, botulinum toxin injections, and intrathecal baclofen pumps
• Clinically manage the medical, pharmacological, and rehabilitative needs of persons with traumatic and non-traumatic brain injury
• Competently perform mental status and neurological exams as well as interpretation and application of neuroimaging studies and neurophysiological testing
• Develop and implement specialized treatment regimes including behavioral modification programs and coma management
• Function as the leader of the rehabilitation team, designing and implementing comprehensive rehabilitation programs in the brain injury setting
• Demonstrate an understanding of the management principles and practices related to the brain injury population
• Develop an understanding of clinical medical research through topics in statistics, basic measurements, IRB approvals, and clinical design

Curriculum

• Inpatient acute brain injury
• Subacute inpatient brain injury
• Outpatient cognitive rehab
• Spasticity clinic
• Baclofen clinic

Electives may be available based on the Fellow’s and the Department’s needs and interests.

Research

Fellows are encouraged to complete at least one research project during their training. Submitting case reports for poster presentations and/or publications is strongly encouraged.

Project suggestions and assistance may be obtained from the Director of Residency Research and/or other faculty members.

Application Process

Applications can be submitted any time after July 1 for the next academic year. Interviews are conducted from October through December.
Interested candidates may forward their CV and two letters of reference via
e-mail to rrich@solarishs.org or fax to (732) 744-5846.
For further information on this fellowship in central New Jersey or the application process, please contact Dr. Eduardo Lopez, Fellowship Program Director, at edlopez@solarishs.org.
Certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Inpatient Rehabilitation Programs Hospital (Adults)
Employment Services: Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation Services

• For candidates interested in meeting some of our staff, we will be available at the AAPM&R meeting scheduled for October 22-25, 2009 in Austin Texas.

This ad was placed June 24, 2009.

Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship

Two-year fellowship available within the Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute (MRRI), in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania (Penn), for research training in cognitive (neuro)science and (neuro)rehabilitation.  MRRI scientists, and their fellows, conduct federally funded research in three main areas: (1) treatments and outcomes of traumatic brain injury (TBI), (2) cognitive neuroscience of action in healthy and stroke participants, and (3) language and aphasia.

TBI research includes recovery from minimally conscious/vegetative states and treatments for behavioral, emotional, and cognitive regulation. Action research includes motor planning/motor learning, spatial representation, and selection of objects for action. Language research includes normal and impaired (aphasic) speech production and comprehension, with particular emphasis on semantic and syntactic aspects of processing. MRRI research also examines mechanisms of cognitive impairment after stroke and TBI and the behavioral and neural impact of training and drug-based treatment.

Available research mentors include John Whyte, Tessa Hart, Laurel Buxbaum, Steve Jax, Myrna Schwartz, and Dan Mirman. Collaborations at Penn allow training in neural imaging, voxelwise lesion-symptom mapping, and TMS.  Candidates should have a doctorate in neuropsychology/neuroscience, experimental psychology, rehabilitation psychology, rehabilitation sciences, rehabilitation medicine or related field, and must be interested in developing an independent research career. MRRI/Penn are recognized by a Rehabilitation Research Infrastructure grant from NIH (www.ncrrn.org). Send CV and letter detailing research interests and goals to Kevin Whelihan, Research Administrator, MossRehab Research Institute, 60 E. Township Line Rd., Elkins Park, PA 19027, FAX 215-663-6113 or email whelihank@einstein.edu

This ad was placed March 17, 2009.

Funded RMSTP Research Fellowships for Junior Faculty – Applications due September 1, 2009
Many entry level academic faculty are seeking ways to enhance their research career development, and it is difficult for department chairs to support protected research time in the absence of extramural funding. The Rehabilit
ation Medicine Scientist Training Program (RMSTP), funded by a K12 grant from the NIH, can be an important resource in faculty development.

In the past, the RMSTP has targeted its recruitment primarily to residents to give sufficient planning time to enter a productive fellowship immediately after residency.  However, physiatrists are eligible to apply for RMSTP funding up to 5 years after completing their residency or clinical fellowship. Thus, junior faculty within this time frame can be funded by the RMSTP to enhance their research training under the guidance of a productive mentor.

We plan to continue our efforts to recruit PGY2 and PGY3 level residents into the program, but will simultaneously increase our efforts to recruit junior faculty. We begin this process by requesting applications for fellowship slots available as of 7/1/09. Interested applicants should contact Mary Czerniak, coordinator of the RMSTP, for application materials and information (meczerni@einstein.edu; 215-663-6592).

Applications must be submitted by 9/1/09 for funding beginning spring-summer 2010.

Who Should Apply

• Physiatrists interested in a career substantially devoted to extramurally funded research (typically 50%+)
• Physiatrists within 5 years of completion of their residency or subsequent fellowship, as of the planned start of their research training

Benefits to the Faculty Member and their Department

• Salary support of $75,000 for 75% effort for up to 3 years to conduct research in an appropriate mentor’s laboratory
• $10,000 annually in research and educational expenses
• Additional career mentorship from the directors of the RMSTP (Drs. Boninger & Whyte), and through the RMSTP network of trainees and mentors

Resources Required of the Department and Institution
The availability of a suitable mentor in the immediate geographic area (suitability generally being indicated by extensive research experience in a scientific domain relevant to the trainee’s interests, a successful extramural funding record, and evidence of success in prior mentoring experiences)
A commitment to limit the trainee’s non-research work to 25% effort

This ad was placed January 14, 2009.