Schwab's Residency Program
"Schwab’s three-year Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) training program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education" |
Schwab's Residency Program
Schwab’s three-year Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) training program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and is affiliated with the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. Applicants who complete one year of accredited training (family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, transitional year) are eligible for Schwab’s three-year PM&R training program.
PGY II ROTATIONS
| Stroke Rehabilitation |
| General Rehabilitation (includes Orthopedic Rehabilitation and Amputation Rehabilitation) and Pediatric Rehabilitation |
| Brain Injury Rehabilitation |
| Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation |
| Float |
PGY III ROTATIONS
| Community Hospital (Louis Weiss Memorial): Inpatient, EMG, Consults |
| Musculoskeletal Medicine (includes Sports Medicine Clinic at University of Illinois at Chicago, Sports Medicine Clinic with Orthopedic Surgery at University of Chicago, Spasticity Clinic at Schwab) |
| Pain Management, Injections (Department of Anesthesia at University of Chicago) |
| Electrodiagnosis |
| Consults at University of Chicago |
PGY IV ROTATIONS
| Subacute Rehabilitation at Schwab |
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10 weeks |
| Consults at Mt. Sinai Hospital (Level I Trauma Center) |
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10 weeks |
| Outpatient Pediatric Rehabilitation |
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1 month |
| Electrodiagnosis |
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10 weeks |
| Therapy/ Prosthetics and Orthotics/ Cardiac Rehabilitation |
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1 month |
Pain (Selective)
Examples include:
- Center for Pain Management at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Palliative Care at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Integrative Medicine with Dr. Andrew Weil at University of Arizona
- Medical Acupuncture
- Pain Conference
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3-4 weeks |
Electives
Examples include:
- Women's Health Clinic at RIC
- Pain rotation at Cleveland Clinic
- Musculoskeletal Radiology
- International Rehabilitation (following earthquake in Pakistan)
- Medical Acupuncture course in California
- Spine and Sports Physiatrists (Dr. Lawrence Frank)
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2 months |
Outpatient Experience
This occurs throughout the three-year training program. Each resident participates in a
weekly outpatient rehabilitation clinic, and has the opportunity to participate in numerous
specialty and outpatient clinics off campus.
Opportunities include:
- Sports medicine
- Urodynamics
- Amputee
- Aphasia clinic
- Primary care for the disabled
- Adults with developmental disabilities
- Orthopedics
Education
- Schwab's didactic program includes an 18 month core curriculum
- Morning report
- Research opportunities
Current Residents
Residency Alumni
Click here for a sample of an on-call schedule (.pdf)
If you have any questions, please e-mail Schwab’s residency coordinator at full@sinai.org.
Applications to Schwab are accepted via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Deadline for submitting an application is November 15. |
