Residency Training Program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Mission
The residency training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
at the Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center is dedicated to the education
of physicians in the art and practice of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
The goal of the program is to train highly-skilled physiatrists that provide
excellent, holistic care for people with activity limitations and participation
restrictions, who serve as an advocate for their needs.
Overview of Program
The residency training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
(PM&R) at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center was established in 1959
and is one of the oldest in the United States. Residents rotate through
inpatient and outpatient facilities and receive a balanced and broad exposure
to all aspects of rehabilitation medicine in a variety of settings. These
facilities include:
- Kingsbrook Rehabilitation Institute
- Lutheran Medical Center
- Lenox Hill Hospital
- New York Methodist Hospital
- Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- New York University Medical Center
Residents also have the opportunity to work with physiatrists in private
office settings.
Faculty: the program has 10 core faculty members whom are all Board-Certified
in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 7 of the faculty members have
additional sub-specialty certifications in areas such as pain medicine,
palliative care, brain injury, and sports medicine.
Training Institutions
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Name
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Rotations
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Kingsbrook Rehabilitation Institute
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Inpatient Rehabilitation; Electrodiagnosis; Brain Injury; Consultation;
Wound Care
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Lutheran Medical Center
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Palliative Care; Electrodiagnosis; Musculoskeletal Medicine
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New York Methodist Hospital
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Musculoskeletal Medicine
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Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
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Musculoskeletal Medicine; Pediatric Rehabilitation
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James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Spinal Cord Injury and Motor Neuron Disease
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New York University Medical Center
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Pediatric Rehabilitation
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Sample Schedule*
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Post Graduate Year
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Rotations
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Duration
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PGY2
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PGY3
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Brain Injury
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Consultation
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Senior Ward Rotation
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Elective
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Wound Care
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Pediatric Rehabilitation
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3 months
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3 months
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3 months
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1 month
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1 month
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1 month
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PGY4
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5 months
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2 months
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1 month
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2 months
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2 months
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*= effective July 2015
Didactic Curriculum
The curriculum includes didactic lectures, faculty presentations, case
studies, journal club, online courses, "gym rounds" and a "board
review club". The curriculum repeats itself on an annual basis. Anatomy
lab is held at SUNY Downstate in a state of the art facility. Dissections
and lectures are provided by a faculty member and an anatomist. Residents
also have the opportunity to teach medical students rotating through the
department.
Pain Medicine track: Residents have the option to participate in a pain
medicine training program while in their residency training that emphasizes
scholarly teaching and quality improvement activities in pain medicine,
as well as a comprehensive online curriculum.
Research and Quality Improvement in Rehabilitation Medicine
The program places a strong emphasis on research and quality improvement
in rehabilitation medicine through a month long rotation in these areas
and residents are encouraged to present their work at regional and national meetings.
Residents receive training in research methodology through the didactic
curriculum and online courses. They are mentored by faculty in developing
research protocols and are supported in the completion of research projects.
Recent research protocols have focused on areas such as stroke rehabilitation,
pain management and functional outcomes in cancer and renal disease.
Residents receive training in quality Improvement methodology through their
didactic curriculum, online courses and completion of mentored projects
in various aspects of rehabilitation medicine. They attend departmental
and hospital quality improvement meetings and participate in patient safety rounds.
Professional Development
Residents receive personalized attention to their professional development
through a mentored approach and individualized career counseling.
The program has an excellent record of placement of its graduates in fellowship
programs in the following sub-specialties of rehabilitation medicine:
interventional pain management, palliative care, spinal cord injury, pediatric
rehabilitation, traumatic brain injury, and sports medicine in leading
medical centers in the United States. These have included:
- Icahn School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
- Hospital for Special Surgery, NY
- University of Miami
- Montefiore Medical Center
- Johns Hopkins
- Metropolitan Hospital
- Medical College of Virginia
Salary and Benefits
The program offers a highly-competitive salary and benefit package that
includes funding for books, a meal allowance, and on-site reduced rate
parking. Senior residents also receive financial support for the following
conferences: a) national AAPMR meeting for senior residents, b) workshops
on musculoskeletal ultrasound, c) PM&R Board review course d) EMG
review course and e) Prosthetics and Orthotics course. In addition, residents
can attend other national meetings to present their research and quality
improvement projects.
Residents also receive financial support to cover the cost of the Part
1 of the American Board of Physical Medicine Certification examination,
as well as membership to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation and the Association of Academic Physiatrists.
Program Requirements for Graduation:
- Incoming residents are required to have passed Step 1, 2 and 3 of the USMLE
examination prior to entry into the program.
- Residents must demonstrate successful academic progress.
- Completion of a scholarly work and a quality improvement project.
- Completion of online course work in pain medicine, quality improvement,
research methodology, and communication skills.
Information for Residency Applicants:
- Prospective applicants must have a minimum board score average of 215 on
USMLE Step 1, Step 2 and have passed these examinations on their first attempt.
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to have completed rotations in rehabilitation medicine.
- Prospective applicants apply through ERAS.
- Application deadline: November 15
- The program does not sponsor any visas.
Residency Program Director: Dr. Adrian Cristian
Residency Program Coordinator: Jemmry Pantin
Chairman, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center: Dr. Marc Ross
For more information, please contact: Dr. Adrian Cristian at 718-604-5341.