Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) is a unique specialty among medical specialties that works more towards long term body function improvement as opposed to finding a “cure.” Training for PM&R is typically four years, one Preliminary Intern Year (PGY-1) and three years of PM&R training (PGY 2-4). Some PM&R programs offer combined training that includes the PGY-1 year, but most are advanced programs that start at PGY-2. PM&R is a relatively small specialty that is more competitive than average. Residency programs like to see applicants with not only solid USMLE exams scores but also those that are team oriented and strong communicators. While research experience is not mandatory, it can certainly help boost your application.
Every specialty has unique factors they want each candidate to have in their residency application. NRMP conducts regular Program Director surveys to identify which parts of the residency application are most important in differing specialties. Among the information gathered, Program Directors were asked to to cite factors they used to select candidates for interviews. They were also asked to rate each factor on a scale from 1 (least important) to 5 (most important).
Total Training | 4 years + 1 year clinical training |
Average Residency Salary | $56,000 |
Average Work Week | 45.4 Hours |
Peak Interview Months | November, February |
Key Organizations and Societies: | American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation The Resident Physician Council (RPC) of AAPM&R American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
Program Track | PGY-2 | |
Participating Programs | 0 | 0 |
Filled Programs | 0 | 0 |
Positions Available | 0 | 0 |
Filled Positions | 0 | 0 |
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Main-Match-Result-and-Data-2018.pdf
http://nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/NRMP-2018-Program-Director-Survey-for-WWW.pdf
http://www.nrmp.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Charting-Outcomes-in-the-Match-2018-IMGs.pdf
http://www.abmsdirectory.com/pdf/Resources_guide_physicians.pdf
https://www.aamc.org/cim/specialty/list/us/336862/physical_medicine_and_rehabilitation.html
http://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/public/residents-salary-and-debt-report#3
https://medicine.wright.edu/student-life/career-advising/physical-medicine-rehabilitation