Residents getting hands on experience WITH PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program

Our program will train residents to become involved in community-based activity, with the main goals of providing care, education and resources to the underserved populations. This goal will be achieved by leveraging current experience of service-minded faculty to mentor residents in becoming selfless stewards of community health.

fellows

Fellowship Opportunities

Our faculty co-direct Fellowships at UF including the Trauma, Concussion & Sports Neuromedicine (TRACS) Program. Fellows from Family and Sports Medicine, Pediatrics and Pain Medicine also spend time in Physical Medicine Clinics.

medical AND PRE-MED students

Medical Education Opportunities

Interested medical students who want to engage in the Medical Student Research Program (Discovery Pathways), Medical Honors Program or an opportunity to work with a faculty member should inquire. Opportunities include participation as part of an ongoing or feasible research project or working with a clinician on a scholarly paper or presentation.

undergraduates pictured above: setting up for max fitness testing

Undergraduate and Graduate Internships

Students interested in completing a semester-long Internship with UF PMR, can choose from a variety of options including UF Health Sports Performance Center, the Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital or the UF Comprehensive Spine Center.

UF Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Educational Programs

PHYSIATRY IN THE MEDICAL CURRICULUM

Our faculty are involved in the Medical School Curriculum and the Graduate Medical Sciences Curriculum at UF from the first to the fourth-year experience and graduate school. Faculty provide lectures in a variety of intensives, including Pre-preceptorship (MS year 1), Nutrition Intensive (MS year 2), Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Sports Medicine, and Dermatology/Musculoskeletal Module (MS year 4). In addition, Physiatry faculty also engage in fourth year electives including the Art and Science of Advanced Physical Diagnosis and Clinical Reasoning. Fourth year electives in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation are now offered:

• Comprehensive Management of the Spine (PMR E6 MDT 7570) course directors: Dr. Cole McCarty
• Exercise is Medicine (PMR E5 MDT 7570) course director: Dr. Heather Vincent
• Non-surgical Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine (PMR E4 MDT 7570) course directors: Dr. Kevin Vincent and Dr. Jason Zaremski
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR E3 MDT 7570) course directors: Dr. Irene Estores, Dr. Parisa Zarreii

PHYSIATRY IN THE GRADUATE MEDICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUM

• Functional Assessment in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (GMS 5905) course syllabi, course director: Dr. Sharareh Sharififar

Faculty Commitment to Teaching: The Resident Teaching Award

The Department began the tradition of the “Resident Teaching Award” in 2021. This Award is voted on by the residents to recognize faculty who commit efforts to teaching behind the scenes over the past year. The 2023-2024 recipient is Dr. Paula Ackerman! Didactic instructors of this year were Dr. Parisa Zarreii and Dr. Frieda Ansoanuur! Congratulations faculty for all your hard work!

PMR Faculty Scholarly Contributions to Education

Geis C: Current status and trends in subspecialty certification in physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2022, PMR Jan 17. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12763. 

Zaremski JL: Exercise medicine and physical activity promotion: core curricula for US medical schools, residencies and sports medicine fellowships: developed by the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and endorsed by the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine. Br J Sports Med. 2022, 56(7):369-375.

Zaremski JL: Suggested Curricular Guidelines for Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training. Curr Sports Med Reports. 2021, 20(7):366-373.

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