There is no universally agreed upon physiatry residency curriculum. Each training program develops its own curriculum based upon the requirements of its' training accrediting organization and its certification board, as well as the expertise and interest of its faculty and in some cases, chapters from various textbooks. The heart of the didactic training program is an 18-month curriculum, which covers all aspects of the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Residents are excused from all clinical duties to attend didactic lectures, which are held every Wednesday morning from 8am - noon. For the first 2 weeks of the year, the Rl residents are in the Orientation to PM&R lecture series, from 8am - noon Wednesday. The purpose of this course is to give the incoming residents a broad overview of topics that they will encounter during their first few months of residency training. During this time, the R2 and R3 residents are learning advanced EMG material. We then have all residents together for the rest of the year, for the regular Didactic Series.
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