Sinai PMR 3-Year Model Training Schedule
- Sinai Inpatient Neuro Rehab: 3 months
- Sinai Inpatient Orthopedic Rehab: 3 months
- Sinai Inpatient General Rehab: 3 months
- Sinai Outpatient Rehab: 3 months
(Includes: EMG, musculoskeletal, pain medicine, prosthetics and orthotics clinic, spasticity clinic) - University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopedic Institute Spinal Cord Injury: 3 months
- VAMC Outpatient Rehab: 3 months
(Includes: EMG, pain medicine, prosthetics and orthotics clinic, wheelchair clinic, musculoskeletal and sports medicine) - Elective: 1 month
- Sinai Outpatient Rehab: 5 months
(Includes: EMG, pain medicine, prosthetics and orthotics clinic, musculoskeletal and sports medicine) - Sinai Inpatient Brain Injury Rehab: 3 months
- Kennedy Krieger/ Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Pediatric Rehab: 2 months
- Walter Reed Electrodiagnostics: 3 months
- Elective: 1 month
- Sinai Outpatient Rehab: 3 months
(Includes: Interventional pain management and procedures)
Didactic Learning Opportunities
In addition to the preceptor method of teaching utilized in each rotation, there is a mandatory formal didactic component of the educational program. Additionally, residents are sent to a gait and orthotics course, an electrodiagnosis course, and attend other educational programs unique to each rotation.
- Tues 7am to 8am: Sports Medicine Lecture Series
- Wed 7am to 8am: Spine Conference
- Wed 8am to 12pm: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Didactics
- Fifth Wed 8am to 12pm: Community Based Learning Activity
- Thu 7am to 8am: Vascular Conference
- Thu 9am to 10am: Medical Grand Rounds
- Third Thu 12pm to 1pm: House Staff Association at Sinai Hospital Conference
Training Sites
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
The B. Stanely Cohen, M.D., Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services at the Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Features include:
Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation
- 23-bed comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit
- Wide variety of muscoskeletal, cardiac, oncologic, general surgery, and orthopedic patients.
- Residents participate in weekly team conferences, family conferences and didactic activities
Traumatic Brain Injury/Neurological Inpatient Rehabilitation (The Louis and Phyllis Friedman Neurological Rehabilitation Center)
- 20-bed TBI/Neurological rehabilitation unit
- Residents participate in an intense inpatient rehabilitation experience that involves the management of all aspects of medical and rehabilitation care. Team conferences occur twice a week to track patient progress.
Outpatient Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinic
- Residents work one-on-one with attending physiatrists in a diverse outpatient practice
- Specialty experiences include: Orthotics & Prosthetics Clinic, Spasticity Clinic
The Kennedy Kreiger Institute
The Kennedy Krieger Institute provides specialized training in pediatric rehabilitation. It has a pediatric comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation unit, and inpatient and outpatient consultation services and clinics. Residents spend 1 month at this site.
The Baltimore Division of Veterans Administration Maryland Healthcare System
Affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System, the BDVAMHS emphasizes training in neurologic, rheumatologic and musculoskeletal diagnosis and treatment, and electrodiagnosis. There are also opportunities to work with interventional pain medicine physicians and to work in an acupuncture clinic. Residents spend three months at this site.
University of Maryland Rehabilitation & Orthopedic Institute
UM Rehab Hospital is a rehabilitation and orthopedic surgical center that offers inpatient and outpatient services. Comprehensive acute and chronic inpatient rehabilitation programs in the facility provide care in specialized units including traumatic brain injury, stroke, spinal cord and multiple orthopedic trauma. Outpatient care of orthopedic and rehabilitation disorders, including electrodiagnosis and comprehensive spasticity management, is available. Residents complete 3 months on the spinal cord injury unit at UM Rehab. Residents can also choose to spend additional elective time at this site.
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Residents gain additional experience in electrodiagnosis at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for 3 months.