Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship 

The aims of the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) Fellowship include the following:

• The program's purpose is to train physicians to provide exemplary care to patients and families, excel in scholarly activities to promote the field of pediatric rehabilitation medicine and fulfill the growing need for PRM physicians.

• All PRM fellows will strive for excellence in patient care, family-centered care, continuing medical education, scholarly activities and program growth. Specifically, PRM fellows will be trained to become excellent clinicians, educators and scholars in pediatric rehabilitation medicine.

• All PRM fellows will demonstrate compassion through family-centered care, empathy for patient and family hardships, appreciation of diverse backgrounds and respect for various viewpoints when caring for children with special health care needs.

• The PRM fellow's education will emphasize working as a team with health care team members in an interdisciplinary manner to achieve the goal of superb rehabilitation care. The PRM fellows will work with an interdisciplinary team including physicians and APPs from multiple medical subspecialties, child life specialists, chaplains, dietitians, nursing (inpatient and outpatient), occupational therapists, pharmacists, physical therapists, recreational therapists, respiratory therapists, speech language and pathology therapists, social workers and care managers.

• The PRM fellow will collaborate with other pediatric subspecialties to provide comprehensive care to children with special health care needs.

• The PRM fellow will qualify for subspecialty certification by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation after completion of the fellowship.

During their first year of training, PRM fellows will spend four months on the inpatient rehabilitation unit, seven months in outpatient rehabilitation clinics, and one month on elective. Dedicated research time is spread throughout the outpatient months.

Available electives include neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, sports medicine, developmental pediatrics, palliative care and research.

Procedures learned during fellowship: Chemodenervation (Botox injections and phenol motor blocks); pediatric EMG/NCS; Intrathecal baclofen pump refills, programming and troubleshooting.