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2009 AAP ANNUAL MEETING SCIENTIFIC POSTER BOARD ASSIGNMENTS
Click here to download the list of poster presenters at the 2009 AAP Annual Meeting. This will be updated regularly, so check back for new versions.

AAP 2009 Annual Meeting Preliminary Program Now Available
Click here to download the 2009 AAP Annual Meeting Preliminary Program.

Registration for 2009 Annual Meeting
Registration Now Open! Visit the Annual Meeting Page for complete details, including Course information. Click here for the Online Registration form to register now.

The RREMS
The RREMS Sponsor Site and Student Applications are now open! Visit the RREMS site for links to the sponsor site instructions, the student instructions, and a list of current sponsor sites.

Annual Meeting Exhibitor Registration Now Online
The Exhibitor Registration for the 2009 AAP Annual Meeting is now available. Click here for the Exhibitor Prospectus and click here for complete information and to reserve your space!

2009 Annual Meeting
Information on Transportation and Parking, as well as details on making room reservations, has been posted.

Fellowship and Job Fair for 2009 Annual Meeting
Attract a targeted healthcare audience! Click here for information on how to promote a fellowship or recruit for positions at the AAP Annual Meeting.

Member Discounts
Members: Click here and log on to take advantage of discounts from Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and Demos Publishing. Once logged in, click Member Book Discounts on the left navigation panel.

Career Opportunities:

Two full-time academic physiatrist positions are available Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Click here for more information.

The Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has an opening for a General Academic Physiatrist. Go here for more information.

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Physiatry is the Medical Specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Currently there are approximately 7,500 board certified physiatrists in the United States who are trained to diagnose, treat, and direct a rehabilitation plan that provides the best possible patient outcomes. The physiatrist directs a comprehensive rehabilitation team of professionals that may include physical therapists, occupational therapists, recreational therapists, rehabilitation nurses, psychologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and others.

In addition to directing inpatient rehabilitation services, physiatrists treat neurological rehabilitation conditions including stroke, brain injury, and spinal cord injury. Physiatric scope of practice also includes the treatment of musculoskeletal injuries, pain syndromes, and sports injuries.

The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) is an organization of faculty, researchers, and others interested in supporting academic medicine. The Association currently has 1,300 members. It has an official journal, American Journal of PM&R, and holds an annual meeting. The Association is involved in a number of projects to support and enhance academic PM&R.

The content of the website is designed to be user friendly and to offer information about the organization, the field of PM&R, and information related to education and research. It is hoped you find this site useful and informative.

Important Upcoming Deadlines

Paper and Poster presenters must register for the AAP 2009 Annual Meeting by December 15, 2008.

News for PM&R Professionals

Attention Program Directors!
In January 2008, the AAP formed a Subcommittee comprised of Residency Program Directors to meet the ACGME mandate that rotations have competency based and level specific rotation objectives. These objectives have been completed and are available for download at http://www.physiatry.org/Education_Rotations.cfm.

NIH Posts Program Announcements
On July 2, the NIH posted a general NIH Guide Notice and five associated Program Announcements regarding the continued availability of the extramural Loan Repayment Programs (LRP). The overall purpose of these programs is to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals as research investigators. With a commitment of at least 50 percent of an individual's work schedule (no less than 20 hours per week) for a period of two years, the NIH will repay up to $35,000 of educational loan debt each year. Applications should be submitted in response to a specific Program Announcement between September 1 and December 1, 2008. Visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-083.html or http://www.lrp.nih.gov/ for details.

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