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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency

 
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The Johns Hopkins Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation provides a three-year (PGY2-4) residency program with extensive training in the evidence-based diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with disabilities. Our goal is to train leaders in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. We hope you will find our program exciting, fulfilling and career-enhancing.

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  • Program Outline

    Residents receive a broad inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation experience, comprehensive didactics and opportunities for research.

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  • Meet Our Residents

    Our diverse group of residents includes physicians from all over the U.S., as well as other countries, representing a variety of backgrounds.

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  • How to Apply

    The program has six PGY2 positions each year. Candidates should apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) in the fall.

Why Choose Our Residency

  • We introduce residents to research techniques and current literature to instill lifelong learning patterns that enable them to make outstanding contributions to the field.
  • Our residents get to work with an exceptionally diverse patient population -- both diagnostically and culturally.
  • The program offers experience in inpatient and outpatient physiatry and many opportunities to develop scholarship in research, teaching and patient care.
  • The program features a robust didactic curriculum with emphasis on interactive learning.
  • Service obligations for residents are minimized with mid-level providers (NP or PA) assigned to each inpatient unit to assist with patient care responsibilities.
  • Residents have access to all employee benefits, resources and perks.

Resident Spotlight Alba Azola, Class of 2020

As a Puerto Rico native, Alba Azola couldn’t stay home and do nothing when Hurricane Maria devastated the island. And as a second-year resident in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Azola had the expertise to help.
Read more about Alba's efforts Past resident spotlight: Charles Odonkor
Alba poses with supplies being sent to Puerto Rico
 
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We train our residents to become future
leaders in the field. The program provides a wide
variety of experiences in inpatient and outpatient
clinical physiatry as well as many opportunities for
research, teaching, community engagement and
quality improvement.

– Tracy Friedlander, M.D., Residency Program Director

 

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Contact Us

Please contact us with any questions about the application process or about the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins:

Nicole Prioleau

Residency Program Coordinator
Phone: 410-502-2447
Email: npriole1@jhmi.edu

For more information, please see our Residency Program Brochure or PowerPoint presentation.

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