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Fellowship Position Announcement
A one-year fellowship position at the JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute has been posted. Click here for complete details.

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Career Opportunities:

Emory University has two openings for an academic physiatrist and an academic pain physiatrist. Visit the Career Opportunities page for complete details.

The Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic (TOC) has an excellent opportunity for a Physiatrist (PMR) to join its thriving 20 physician orthopedic practice. Click here for more information.

The University of Oklahoma Department of Anesthesiology, Oklahoma City, OK seeks Chief of Pain Service and Director of the Pain Fellowship Program. Click here for details.

The University of Kansas Medical Center seeks a Musculoskeletal/Spine Specialist. Click here for details.

A Portland Occupational Medicine Company seeks a full-time Physiatrist. Click here for additional information.

Four BC/BE physiatrist positions are available at Wayne State University's newly-established PM&R department. Click here for more information.

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Physiatry is the Medical Specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

There are approximately 8,300 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 1,100 members. It has an official journal, American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 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.

News for PM&R Professionals

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Study Links Steroids to Musculoskeletal Injuries
In the March issue of the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, the official journal of the Association of Academic Physiatrists, a new survey of retired National Football League players finds that using anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) increases the risk of specific types of musculoskeletal injuries.

Click here to read more on the study's findings.

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.

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