Training & Education
Clinical Training Curriculum
Every year, three new residents begin our program, starting at the PGY-2 level after completing a preliminary year in internal medicine, family medicine, or surgery.
PGY-2 Training
- General Inpatient Rehabilitation: 8 months
- Outpatient MSK Clinic: 4 months
- Wheelchair Evaluation Clinic: Twice monthly
PGY-3 Training
- Outpatient MSK / EMG/ Prosthetics/ Orthotics Clinic: 3 months
- Outpatient Spine Procedures / EMG Clinic (Hudson Valley VA / Castle Point): 1 month
- Pediatric Rehabilitation at Blythedale Children's Hospital: 2 months
- Traumatic Brain Injury Unit at Bellevue Hospital: 3 months
- TBI Clinic and Consult Service at Bellevue Hospital: 1 month
- Sports Medicine Clinic: 1 month
- Pain Management/ Spine Procedures Clinic at Coney Island Hospital: 4 sessions
PGY-4 Training
- Outpatient Spine Procedures at Hudson Valley VA: 2 months
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine: 4 months
- Consult Service: 3 months
- Elective: 1 month
Educational Curriculum
Didactics Program
Lectures are held Thursday afternoons from 1 pm to 4 pm. Both in-person and remote attendance are possible. Lecture topics include:
- Spine / Sports Medicine / MSK
- Neurorehabilitation
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Rehabilitation Principles
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation
- Introduction to Orthotics
- Introduction to Prosthetics
- Research Methodology
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Rheumatological Disorders
- Burn Rehabilitation
- Systems of Care
PM&R Grand Rounds
Every 3rd Tuesday, from 12 pm to 1 pm, with guest lecturers discussing rehabilitation topics.
Sample presentations include:
- Music and Science: Applications in Neurorehabilitation
- Advances in Stroke Telehealth
- Musculoskeletal Care in the Female Athlete
- Concussive Brain Injury: Clinical Caveats and Interventions
- Surviving Cancer: The Role of Rehabilitation
- Past, Present and Future of SCI Care
- Understanding and Augmenting Motor Recovery after Stroke
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: What we know and do not know
- Management of Focal Spasticity in Pediatrics
- Post-concussive Headache: Concepts, Caveats, and Controversies
PM&R Journal Club
Every 1st Tuesday, from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Radiology Rounds
Every 2nd Tuesday, from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Board Review & Interesting Cases
Every 4th Tuesday, from 12 pm to 1 pm.
Anatomy Lab
Held twice a year in the NYMC Cadaver lab. Anatomy instruction is provided by the NYMC Department of Anatomy Faculty and specifically focuses on clinically relevant musculoskeletal and peripheral nerve anatomy.
Research Day
Residents are encouraged to participate in research and prepare abstracts for presentation at the AAP and AAPM&R meetings held annually. Research day is an opportunity for residents and faculty to showcase their research to the entire department and prepare their posters for formal presentation.
