Didactics | Graduate Medical Education

	Holiday	Week 1

	Introduction to PMR	Week 2	8 – 9 a.m.
	History and Physical Pertinent to PM&R		9 – 10 a.m.
	Introduction to Inpatient Rehabilitation		10 – 11 a.m.
	Psychiatric Consultation		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Grand Rounds		12 – 1 p.m.

	Billing and Coding	Week 3	8 – 9 a.m.
	Emergencies in Rehabilitation		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spinal Cord Injury (SCI): Epidemiology		10 – 11 a.m.
	Spinal Cord Injury: Acute Management and Rehabilitation		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	SCI: Medical management: DVT/Orthostasis		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Lecture/Case Presentation	Week 4	8 – 9 a.m.
	Stroke: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology		9 – 10 a.m.
	SCI: Medical Management, Heterotopic Ossification , AD and Osteoporosis		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: NeuroRehabilitation		12 – 1 p.m.

	Stroke: Management and Treatment	Week 5	8 – 9 a.m.
	Stroke: Language Disorder		9 – 10 a.m.
	SCI: Medical Management: Pulmonary Issues, Sleep Disordered Breathing, and Respiratory Management		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Introduction to Research		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	GRAND ROUNDS		12 – 1 p.m.

	Stroke: Apraxia, Visual Spatial Issues, Neglect and Cog Dysfunction	Week 6	8 – 9 a.m.
	SCI: Management of Bladder		9 – 10 a.m.
	SCI: Management of Bowel		10 – 11 a.m.
	Brain Injury (BI): Epidemiology		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	BI: Neuroanatomy and Pathophysiology		12 – 1 p.m.

	Workshop: Dysphagia Evaluation	Week 7	8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

	Other Neurological Disorders: MS, Hereditary/Developmental /Acquired CNS Disorders	Week 8	8 – 9 a.m.
	SCI: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment		9 – 10 a.m.
	SCI: Non Traumatic SCI		10 – 11 a.m.
	BI: Acute Assessment and Management		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	BI: Outcomes and Prognostication		12 – 1 p.m.

	Other Neurological Diseases: Motor Neuron Disease	Week 9	8 – 9 a.m.
	ASIA Classification and Clinical Syndromes		9 – 10 a.m.
	SCI: Prognosis and Functional Status		10 – 11 a.m.
	BI: Non traumatic, Acquired Brain Injury		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	BI: Disorders of Consciousness		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Lecture/Case Presentation	Week 10	8 – 9 a.m.
	Other Neurological Disorders: Peripheral Neuropathy		9 – 10 a.m.
	SCI/Stroke: Pain Management		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: NeuroRehabilitation		12 – 1 p.m.

	Other Neurological Disorders: Neuromuscular Junction Disorders	Week 11	8 – 9 a.m.
	SCI: Assistive Tech/Robotics EKSO/Modalities		9 – 10 a.m.
	BI: Cognitive Rehabilitation		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Basic Study Design		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Grand Rounds		12 – 1 p.m.

	Movement Disorders: Parkinson’s/Dystonia’s	Week 12	8 – 9 a.m.
	SCI: Sexuality and Fertility		9 – 10 a.m.
	Neuroradiology Part 1		10 – 11 a.m.
	BI: Behavior Dysfunction		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	BI: Role of Neuropsychology		12 – 1 p.m.

	Other Neurological Disorders: Congenital and Acquired Myopathies	Week 13	8 – 9 a.m.
	Neuroradiology part 2		9 – 10 a.m.
	BI: Mild TBI, Post Concussive Syndrome		10 – 11 a.m.
	Spasticity: Physical Definition of Spasticity and Disease Process Associated with Spasticity		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Spasticity: Assessment and Grading Tone (Modified Ashworth)		12 – 1 p.m.

	Workshop: Tracheostomy Management Skills	Week 14	8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

	Resident Lecture/Case Presentation	Week 15	8 – 9 a.m.
	Other Neurological Disorders: Post-Polio		9 – 10 a.m.
	Stroke: Neurological Recovery and Staging		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
			12 – 12:30 p.m.
	Journal Club NeuroRehabilitation		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Instrumentation	Week 16	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: Upper Extremity: Shoulder/Elbow/Wrist/Hand - Anatomy and Biomechanics Part 1		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: Upper Extremity Anatomy and Biomechanics part 2		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Basic Study Design Part 2		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	GRAND ROUNDS		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Basics of Nerve Conduction Studies	Week 17	8 – 9 a.m.
	EMG: Needle Electromyography		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spasticity: Therapeutic Interventions		10 – 11 a.m.
	Sports Ortho: Upper Extremity Sports Injuries		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Sports Ortho: Injuries in a Throwing Athlete		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Late Responses	Week 18	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: Rehabilitation of UE Sports Injuries		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports Orthopedics: Anatomy and Biomechanics of Lower Extremity: Hip and Knee		10 – 11 a.m.
	Sports Orthopedics: Anatomy and Biomechanics of Lower extremity: Ankle/Foot		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Sports: Pharmacological Intervention, Pharmacology, and Side Effects		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Nerve Entrapment Syndromes Upper Extremity	Week 19	8 – 9 a.m.
	EMG: Nerve Entrapment Syndromes Lower Extremity		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports Orthopedics: LE sports injuries		10 – 11 a.m.
	Sports: Rehab for LE Sports Injuries		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Spasticity: Botulinum Toxin		12 – 1 p.m.

	Workshop: Botulinum Toxin	Week 20	8 – 1 a.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 21	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: Rehabilitation of Lower Extremity Sports Injuries		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: Spine Related Sports Injuries		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: Sports/EMG		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Radiculopathies Upper extremity	Week 22	8 – 9 a.m.
	Spasticity: Intrathecal Baclofen, ITB Pump		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spasticity: ITB Pump Management and Pump Emergencies		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Quality Improvement Part 1		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Grand Rounds		12 – 1 p.m.

	Workshop: ITB Pump	Week 23	8 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Repetitive Stim and NM Junction Pathophysiology	Week 24	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: Pulmonary Issues/Exercise Induced Asthma		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: Cardiac Issues and Sudden Death		10 – 11 a.m.
	Sports Cardiology: Cardiac Adaptations to Exercise		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Spasticity: Evaluation of Gait, Orthotic Prescription, and Bracing		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Radiculopathies Lower extremity	Week 25	8 – 9 a.m.
	EMG: Myopathies		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: Other Medical Issues: Dermatology, GI, Renal		10 – 11 a.m.
	Busy		11 – 11:30 a.m.
	Sports: Women’s Health and Athletic Triad		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Sports: Primary Care Sports Medicine		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 26	8 – 9 a.m.
	EMG: Motor Neuron Disease		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: Screening, Prevention, Use of PPE with COVID-19		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 – 11:30 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club Sports/EMG		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Plexopathies Brachial Plexus	Week 27	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: The Disabled Athlete		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: MSK Ultrasound		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Quality Improvement Part 2		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	GRAND ROUNDS		12 – 1 p.m.

	EMG Plexopathies Lumbosacral	Week 28	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: CNS Anatomy , Physiology, Pathology, and Pain Projections		9 – 10 a.m.
	Pain: Epidemiology, Economic Impact, and Sociology of Pain		10 – 11 a.m.
	Sports: Team Physician , Sideline Coverage, and Sports Medicine Emergencies		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Sports: Ethical and Medico Legal Aspects, and Professionalism in Sports		12 – 1 p.m.

	Workshop: MSK US	Week 29	8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

	EMG: Peripheral Neuropathy	Week 30	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: Sports Neurology		9 – 10 a.m.
	EMG: Facial Studies and SSEPs		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: Sports/EMG		12 – 1 p.m.

	No Didactics	Week 31	8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

2024
	Peds: Developmental Pediatrics	Week 32	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Measurement and Assessment of Pain and Function, Principles and Techniques of Acute Pain Medicine		9 – 10 a.m.
	Pain: Neuropathic Pain Syndromes, CRPS		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Stats 1		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	GRAND ROUNDS		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Muscle Disorders- Duchenne/Becker/Limb Girdle	Week 33	8 – 9 a.m.
	Peds trauma: Multi Trauma/SCI/TBI		9 – 10 a.m.
	Pain: Tension/Cluster HA, Migraine HA and Focal Pain		10 – 11 a.m.
	Pain: Pelvic Pain Men and Women, Visceral and Urogenital Pain		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	RHM: Osteoarthritis		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Myopathies Congenital and Metabolic	Week 34	8 – 9 a.m.
	Sports: Pediatric Sports and Musculoskeletal Injuries		9 – 10 a.m.
	Pain: Pharmacology of Opiates		10 – 11 a.m.
	RHM: Rheumatoid Arthritis		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Sports Regenerative Medicine		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Cerebral Palsy	Week 35	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Pharmacology of Non-Opiate Medications		9 – 10 a.m.
	Sports: MSK Radiology		10 – 11 a.m.
	RHM: Seronegative Arthritis		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Sports: The Pregnant Athlete		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Spinal Dyraphisms and Spinal Muscle Atrophy	Week 36	8 – 9 a.m.
	Peds: Scoliosis and Limb Deficiencies		9 – 10 a.m.
	RHM: Gout and Pseudo Gout		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		1 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: Spine/Pain		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Joint diseases and Club Foot	Week 37	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Peripheral Nerve Injections and Ablation, Cranial Nerve Blocks		9 – 10 a.m.
	RHM: Collagen and Vascular Disease and SLE		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Stats Part 2		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	GRAND ROUNDS		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Plexopathy	Week 38	8 – 9 a.m.
	RHM: Synovial Fluid Analysis		9 – 10 a.m.
	Pain: Sympathetic Blockade		10 – 11 a.m.
	Spine: Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Spine: Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics of Thoracic and Lumbar Spine		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Pediatric Burns	Week 39	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Interventional Pain Management Procedures: Radiofrequency, Neuroablative Procedures		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spine: Cervical Spine Disorders		10 – 11 a.m.
	RHM: Myopathy and Myocytis, PolyMylagia Rheumatica		11 a.m. – 12: p.m.
	RHM: Pathokinesiology and Treatment of the Rheumatoid Hand		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 40	8 – 9 a.m.
	Peds: Rehab Needs and Early Mobilization		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spine: Lumbosacral Spine Disorders		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: Spine/Pain		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Management of Spasticity and Pain	Week 41	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Interventional Pain Management Vertebroplasty, Intrathecal Pump, Spinal Cord Stimulator		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spine: Thoracic Spine Disorders		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Ethics in Research		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Grand Rounds		12 – 1 p.m.

	Peds: Gait Evaluation and Bracing in the Pediatric Patient	Week 42	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Rehabilitation in a Team Approach to Pain Management		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spine: Therapeutic and Diagnostic Injection techniques, ESI, and Facet Injections		10 – 11 a.m.
	RHM: Lyme Disease		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Spine: Infections, Osteomyelitis, Epidural Abscess, and Potts Disease		12: – 1 p.m.

	Spine: Brain and Spinal Tumors	Week 43	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Depression and Anxiety in the Context of Chronic Pain		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spine: Pharmacology and Complication of Corticosteroids, Contrast Agents, and Local Anesthetics		10 – 11 a.m.
	Ortho Joint Orthoplasty Rehab		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Spine: Rehab Principles Core Strengthening and Manual Therapies		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 44	8 – 9 a.m.
	Pain: Behavioral Modification, Psychotherapy & Cognitive Therapy		9 – 10 a.m.
	Spine: Neuroradiology		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club: Spine/Pain		12:00 PM – 1 p.m.

	Cardiopulmonary: Cardiac Rehabilitation	Week 45	8 – 9 a.m.
	Geriatric: Disease Impairments and Neurological Consequences of Aging		9 – 10 a.m.
	Ortho: Post Fracture Care		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Role of IRB		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	GRAND ROUNDS		12 – 1 p.m.

	Geriatrics: Mild Cognitive Impairment	Week 46	8 – 9 a.m.
	Cardiopulmonary: Pulmonary Rehab in COPD and Restrictive Lung Disease		9 – 10 a.m.
	Burn: Burn Rehabilitation		10 – 11 a.m.
	Cardiopulmonary Cardiac Rehab Before and After Transplant		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Cancer Rehabilitation: Exercise Effects of Fatigue in Cancer patients		12 – 1 p.m.

	Cardiopulmonary Ehlers Danlos Syndrome	Week 47	8 – 9 a.m.
	Cardiopulmonary: Pulmonary Rehabilitation after Ventilator Failure		9 – 10 a.m.
	Neurological Consequences of Aging		10 – 11 a.m.
	Geriatrics: Fall Prevention and Rehabilitation		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Cancer rehabilitation: Side Effects of Treatment - Radiation Plexopathy, Post Mastectomy Syndrome, and Neuropathy		12 – 1 p.m.

	Cardiopulmonary: Rehabilitation and Effects of Exercise on Peripheral Arterial Disease	Week 48	8 – 9 a.m.
	Geriatrics: Debility and Effects of Bed Rest		9 – 10 a.m.
	Venous Insufficiency Rehab Management		10 – 11 a.m.
	Cancer Rehabilitation: Pain Medicine and Palliative Care		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Integrative Medicine: Acupuncture		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 49	8 – 9 a.m.
	Geriatrics: Osteoporosis		9 – 10 a.m.
	Cardiopulmonary: Lymphedema		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club P&O/BI		12 – 1 p.m.

	Geriatrics: Polypharmacy, Delirium and Dementia	Week 50	8 – 9 a.m.
	P&O: Biomechanics of Gait and Treatment of Abnormal Gait Patterns		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Integrative Medicine Massage/Reike, Pilates, Tai Chi		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Clinical Research Design		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Grand Rounds		12 – 1 p.m.

	P&O: Upper Limb Amputation	Week 51	8 – 9 a.m.
	P&O: Upper Limb Prosthesis		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Work Related Injuries, FCE and Return to Work		10 – 11 a.m.
	Misc: Occupational Medicine		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Misc: Clinical Informatics		12 – 1 p.m.

	P&O: Lower limb amputations	Week 52	8 – 9 a.m.
	P&O: Lower Limb Prosthetics		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Assessment of Disability and Impairment and Rating		10 – 11 a.m.
	Misc: Fundamentals of Osteopathic Medicine		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Misc: Exercise Prescription and Basic Principles of Therapeutic exercise		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 53	8 – 9 a.m.
	P&O: Post Amputation Complications		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Wound Care in Rehabilitation		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club P&O/Brain Injury		12 – 1 p.m.

	Misc: Role of Rehabilitation in the COVID-19 Pandemic	Week 54	8 – 9 a.m.
	P&O: Amputee Rehabilitation Part 1 Upper extremity		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: IME and depositions		10 – 11 a.m.
	Research: Sensitivity/Specificity/Likelihood Ratio		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Grand Rounds		12 – 1 p.m.

	P&O: Amputee Rehabilitation Part 2	Week 55	8 – 9 a.m.
	Misc: Upper and Lower Limb Orthosis and Therapeutic Footwear		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Therapeutic Modalities Heat/Cold/TENS/NMES		10 – 11 a.m.
	Misc: DME		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Misc: Rehabilitation Transitions and Levels of Care		12 – 1 p.m.

	Workshop: Wheelchair Seating , Prescription Writing	Week 56	8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

	Misc: Resident Well-Being and Healthy Living	Week 57	8 – 9 a.m.
	Misc: Prescription Writing: P&O, Braces, Wheelchairs		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Nutrition in Rehabilitation		10 – 11 a.m.
	Misc: Patient Safety, Ethics and Professionalism		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Misc: Health Care Disparities, Equality and inclusion		12 – 1 p.m.

	Resident Presentation/Case Presentation	Week 58	8 – 9 a.m.
	Misc: Role of PRE HAB in Rehabilitation		9 – 10 a.m.
	Misc: Essentials for Assessing Medical Literature: Classes of Evidence, FDA Guidelines, and Basic Statistics		10 – 11 a.m.
	Board Review		11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
	Journal Club P&O/Brain injury		12 – 1 p.m.