For additional information, please call 410-502-2446 or toll-free 1-888-JHU-REHAB.
Medical students from schools other than Johns Hopkins: contact the Registrar's Office at 410-955-3080 to request enrollment forms.
For information about the speciality of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation please refer to PM&R Career Information.
Curricular Consultant: R. Sam Mayer MD. Elective courses must be approved by the preceptor and the student's faculty advisor; any member of the department may act as preceptor.
- Clinical Clerkship in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Services For Children With Chronic Disorders
- Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Geriatric Rehabilitation
- Research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Clinical Clerkship in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Course Type: Clinical Clerkship
Department/Division: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Phone: 410- 502-2446; Toll-free 1-888-JHU-REHAB
Faculty: R. Samuel Mayer, M.D.
Description: Students will care for inpatients on the Good Samaritan Hospital or Johns Hopkins Hospital inpatient rehabilitation units. Students will see outpatients at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital and Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station. Objectives of the elective are to increase knowledge and proficiency in the following areas:
- Basic clinical skills, such as history taking, physical examination and general knowledge pertaining to inpatient care
- Diagnosis, pathophysiology and treatment of certain conditions in which severe physical disability is a prominent feature
- The contributions of non-physician health professions required for the comprehensive care of certain patients
- The importance of patient and family education in improving quality of life, reducing the social and economic costs of disability, and preventing recurrent hospitalization for health crisis
Availability/Duration: Four students; full or half quarter
Prerequisite(s): At least a second-year student beginning the fourth quarter
Drop Period: 1 month
ADVANCED Clinical Clerkship in Services for Children with Chronic Disorders
Course Type: Clinical Clerkship
Department/Division: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Phone: 443-923-9440
Faculty: Dr. Pidcock, Dr. Christensen and Dr. Travato
Description: This clerkship provides an opportunity for medical students to assist in the care of children with chronic impairments at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Students participate in inpatient rounds, outpatient clinics and site visits to the Specialized Transition Program (STP) at the Fairmount School. Students will develop skills in muscle tone management, examination of the child with severe traumatic brain injury and assessing the level of support for community function. They will understand the differences between impairment, disability and handicap; appreciate the differences between physical and occupational therapy for children; and describe the role of a physician in counseling children and families with chronic disability.
Availability/Duration: One student; half quarter.
Prerequisites: Basic Pediatrics clerkship is recommended.
Drop Period: 1 month
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Geriatric Rehabilitation
Course Type: Clinical Clerkship
Department/Division: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Phone: 410- 502-2446; Toll-free 1-888-JHU-REHAB
Faculty: R. Samuel Mayer, M.D.
Description: Students selecting this clerkship will participate in the rehabilitation of elderly patients at the Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Students will serve as active members of the inpatient consultation service at these institutions, and will attend selected outpatient clinics focusing on geriatric rehabilitation.
Participants will understand the special medical and functional issues facing the elderly, including the concept of frailty and its prevention; osteoporosis prevention and treatment; gait dysfunction and its remediation; and cognitive-behavioral problems.
Availability/Duration: One student; half quarter.
Prerequisites: Basic Medicine clerkship is recommended.
Drop Period: 1 month
Advanced Clinical Clerkship in Sports Medicine and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Course Type: Clinical Clerkship
Department/Division: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Phone: 410- 502-2446; Toll-free 1-888-JHU-REHAB
Faculty: R. Samuel Mayer, M.D.
Description: This clerkship provides an opportunity for medical students to assist in the diagnosis and management of common sports and musculoskeletal problems in an outpatient setting. Students participate in outpatient clinics and weekly sports medicine conferences. Students will develop skills in the prevention, evaluation and rehabilitation of sports and musculoskeletal injuries; understand the role of diagnostic tests and peripheral joint injections; and assist with the coverage of various sporting events. Experience in acute and chronic pain management, electrodiagnostic medicine and amputee care may be included.
Availability/Duration: One student; half quarter
Prerequisites: None
Drop Period: 1 month
Research in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Course Type: Research Elective
Department/Division: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Course Directors: Drs. Palmer and German
Phone: 410-502-2446
Faculty: Dr. de Lateur and Staff
Description: Students are invited to participate with faculty in the conduct of research relevant to rehabilitation.
Availability/Duration: half or full quarter; contact Dr. German to arrange.
Prerequisites: Interest in the conduct of rehabilitation research.
Drop Period: One month
Research interests of department faculty
Osteoarthritis; exercise; prosthetics and orthotics; geriatric rehabilitation; spasticity assessment and management.
DR. GERMAN
Animal models in development of swallowing responses.
DR. JOHNSON-GREENE
Neuropsychological sequelae associated with traumatic and acquired brain injury and illness; adjustment to disability.
DR. KORTTE
Neuropsychologic sequence of brain injury.
DR. KRABAK
Sports medicine, arts medicine, exercise, fitness, sports for athletes with disabilities.
Epidemiology as related to rehabilitation issues; program evaluation research.
Spinal cord injury restoration therapy
DR. PALMER
Physiology of mastication and swallowing; functional anatomy of the upper aerodigestive tract; evaluation and treatment of swallowing disorders.
Effects of botulism toxin injections on children with spasticity; educational reintegration for children with burn injury; functional deficits due to pediatric graft-versus-host disease.
Psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disease; chronic pain in persons with disability; hope and health.
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