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Residents: “Bank” An IHHC Project Now – Find out How!
As you move through PM&R residency, you'll need to complete an Improving Health and Health Care (IHHC) project as part of your first Continuing Certification (CC) cycle. To help you prepare, the ABPMR now allows residents to “bank” a qualifying IHHC project during residency and apply it toward their first five-year CC cycle.
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2025 Pain Medicine Examination Results
Congratulations to the 126 newly certified Pain Medicine physicians!
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Thank you to our 2024-2025 ABMS Scholar: Dr. Allison Wallingford
Over the past year, Dr. Wallingford has focused her efforts on her ABMS Scholar research project titled “Use of Biased Language in the Medical Record to Describe Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury.” We are excited to present her findings and discuss her plans for continuing this important research.
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Physician Features
Meet our 2025-2026 ABMS Scholar: Dr. Matthew Haas!
Dr. Haas will be diving into his research project “Factors influencing trainee decisions to pursue pediatric rehabilitation medicine: a mixed methods study of exposure, motivation and career pathways” which will be the first national effort to understand what draws—or deters—physicians from pursuing pediatric rehabilitation medicine.
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Faces of Physiatry: Dr. Michael T. Armstrong
This month, we shine our volunteer spotlight on Michael T. Armstrong, MD who currently serves as the Chief of Staff for the Minneapolis VA. He is a dedicated long-time volunteer with ABPMR and was one of the original writers for the Brain Injury Medicine exam. Additionally, he contributes his time as a volunteer for the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
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Volunteer Spotlight: Dr. Arielle Berkowitz, Dr. Brian Greenwald, Dr. Kristen Harris
ABPMR volunteers Drs. Arielle Berkowitz, Brian Greenwald, and Kristen Harris share insights from their recent research on brain injury medicine fellowship training and practice trends.
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2025 Sports Medicine Examination Results
ABPMR is excited to announce the 42 newly certified Sports Medicine physicians!
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ABFM Sports Medicine Certification Exam Blueprint Updated – Effective January 1, 2026
The American Board of Family Medicine is thrilled to announce a comprehensive update to the Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Sports Medicine Certification Examination blueprint which is effective January 1, 2026.
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Subspecialty Certification Research
Determination of core knowledge and skills for Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine certification: A systematic practice analysis
In 2022, the ABPMR contracted with Professional Services Industries LLC to complete a Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) practice analysis.The goal was to develop an updated examination content outline that accurately depicts the knowledge and skills expected for a competent PRM physician following completion of training
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2024 Spinal Cord Injury Medicine Examination Results -
Spinal Cord Injury Medicine (SCIM) and Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) Move to Longitudinal Assessment (LA) in 2025