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Published: Association of Internship With Performance on American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Certification Examinations
Click to read about how internship experience can influence performance on the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation certification exams.
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Published: Predicting Performance in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Part II Certification Oral Examination Based On Milestone Ratings
Click to read the most recent publication on Predicting Performance in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Part II Certification Oral Examination Based On Milestone Ratings
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Meet our ABMS Visiting Scholar: Dr. Allison Wallingford!
The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) has selected Allison Wallingford, MD as the first-ever representative of the ABPMR in its 2024–2025 Visiting Scholars Program™.
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Initial Certification Research
Published: Current Practice Focus Trends in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Click to read the most recent publication on current practice focus trends in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
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Early Career PM&R Diplomates: Apply to be an ABMS Visiting Scholar
The ABPMR Foundation has committed to sponsoring an ABMS Scholar for the 2024-2025 academic year. The ABMS Visiting Scholars Program™ supports the research of early-career physicians and research professionals and facilitates leadership development through engagement with ABMS and the broader certification community.
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Initial Certification Research
Published: Taking Leave During Residency
Click here to read more about the types of absences and subsequent delays and variations in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Medical Board Pass Rates.
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Published: Why do Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians Lose Board Certification?
Why Do Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians Lose American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Board Certification? Click to read the research article conducted by a team of ABPMR physiatrists.
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Initial Certification Research
Published: Comparison of State Board Disciplinary Actions in Board-Certified Versus Non-Board-Certified Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians
A research team led by Lawrence R. Robinson, MD, recently had their research article on disciplinary action in board certified versus non-board-certified physicians published ahead of print in the PM&R Journal. Read Dr. Robinson's summary of the research and see the full article here.
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Published: Occupational Characteristics Associated with Professional Fulfillment and Burnout Among U.S Physiatrists
ABPMR Executive Director, Dr. Carolyn Kinney collaborated with the AAPM, AAP, and researchers at Stanford to identify factors contributing to professional fulfillment and burnout. Click here for a link to the full article and to read a summary.
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Special Supplement in the AJPM&R Features Articles in Recognition of the ABPMR 75th Anniversary
The July 2022 issue of the AJPM&R (American Journal of PM&R) celebrates the 75th anniversary of physiatry and includes special research from the ABPMR. See more about the supplement here.
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Current Status and Trends in Subspecialty Certification in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
A research team led by Sunil Sabharwal, MD, recently had their research article on trends in subspecialty certification published ahead of print in the PM&R Journal. Read Dr. Sabharwal's summary of the research and see the full article here.
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Continuing Certification Research
Provide Your #PMRWellness Perspective!
The ABPMR is proud to partner with the the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), and Stanford Medicine WellMD Center to conduct an important study on burnout in the field of PM&R. Click to read how you can share your feedback to improve physician well-being.
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Personal Profile Questions Launched
As part of the next phase of our equity and inclusion efforts, we are launching Personal Profile questions to better understand the diversity of the field of PM&R. Click to read how these questions relate to our equity and diversity goals, what information will be collected, and how your responses will be protected.
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QI Spotlight: Measuring Muscle Loss in Stroke Survivors with Spasticity
Sheng Li, MD, PhD, submitted this month's QI Project Spotlight. Dr. Li's project focused on improving the quality of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry to accurately measure muscle loss in post-stroke patients. Click to read the full project!
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QI Spotlight: Providing Quality VA Pain Care By Decreasing Wait Times
The August QI Project feature was submitted by Devon Shuchman, MD. Dr. Shuchman and her team in the Ann Arbor VA Health System completed this project with the goal of improving care for veterans with quicker access to pain care procedures. Click to read Dr. Shuchman's project!
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QI Project Series: Small-Scale and Simple
Welcome to a new QI Project Series where we will discuss and debunk common misconceptions about Quality Improvement (QI) projects. Click to read the first part of the series!
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QI Spotlight: Assessing Patients With Back Pain in a Resident-Run Clinic
The July QI project was submitted by Alexandra Samas, DO. Dr. Samas completed her project during her residency at Stony Brook University, and used her QI project to better evaluate patients with lower back pain using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) survey. Click to read her full project and how she achieved her goal!
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Just Launched: New QI Project Topics and Submission Platform
The ABPMR recently upgraded the QI (Quality Improvement) project submission platform to provide a better user experience in completing, submitting, and reviewing QI projects. Additionally, 12 new project topics have been added. Click to read summaries of the new topics.
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QI Spotlight: Assessing Post-Stroke Depression Cases Using PHQ-2
The May QI Project Spotlight was submitted by Jared Olson, MD. Dr. Olson's QI project improved on the existing depression assessment by implementing PHQ (Patient Health Questionnaire)-2 in every patient encounter to ensure no cases of depression were overlooked.
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QI Spotlight: Accurately Using Nutrition Risk Screen For All Admitted Patients
The March QI Project Spotlight was submitted by Rod Thorley, MD. Dr. Thorley addressed the Nutrition Risk Screen process in his inpatient rehabilitation hospital to eventually have all patients who were admitted screened accurately. Read his project to see how he and his team improved nutrition screening in their hospital!
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QI Spotlight: Using Press Ganey Scores to Improve Patient Experience
The February QI project was submitted by Joseph Brooks, DO. Read his QI project to see how his inpatient rehabilitation unit increased patient likelihood to recommend to above their 75th percentile goal.
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QI Spotlight: Decreasing Patient Wait Times at a Workers' Compensation Practice
The January QI Spotlight was submitted by Norman Linder, MD. Dr. Linder runs a workers' compensation practice and used his QI project to cut patient wait times almost in half. Click to read Dr. Linder's Spotlight!
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Do Milestone Ratings Predict Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Board Certification Examination Scores?
A research team led by Gerard E. Francisco, MD, recently had their research article on milestone ratings and certifying examinations published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Read Dr. Francisco's summary of the research!
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Continuing Certification Research
Published: Influence of Sex and Age on Ratings of Confidence and Relevance in Continuing Certification Longitudinal Assessment - A Pilot Study
Carolyn L. Kinney, MD, recently had her research article on the LAPM&R algorithm design published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. Read a summary of Dr. Kinney's research!
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Published: Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) Performance on the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Initial Certifying Examinations
How do the exam performances of Allopathic physicians compare to Osteopathic physicians on the ABPMR Part I and Part II Examinations?
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