Curriculum
| Rotation |
PGY-2 Months |
PGY-3 Months |
PGY-4 Months |
| UPMC Mercy Inpatient |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| UPMC McKeesport |
2 |
1 |
|
| Consults |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Ambulatory/Cardiac |
1 |
1 |
1 |
UPMC Mercy
Trauma Burn Injury |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| EMG |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Musculoskeletal |
1 |
1 |
|
| Pain |
|
1 |
1 |
| Pediatrics |
|
1 |
1 |
| Spinal Cord Injury |
1 |
|
1 |
Health South
Trauma Burn Injury |
|
|
1 |
| Senior Ambulatory |
|
|
1 |
| Outpatient Elective |
|
1 |
2 |
| |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Didactics
To supplement the bedside educational sessions, we offer an environment of interaction that is conducive for training through educational programs. Programs include:
- a lecture series to cover major areas of rehabilitation knowledge
- allied health professional lectures
- Grand Rounds
- Journal Club
- Amputee Clinic
- EMG Clinic
- nursing home visitation
- anatomy lecture
- board review lectures
- research
- visits to prosthetics and orthotics companies
- field trips to local rehabilitation facilities, sheltered workshops, and community agencies
|
Day |
Time |
Lecture Title |
|
Monday |
Noon to 1 p.m.
(second or fourth Monday) |
Board Review |
|
|
Noon to 1 p.m.
(first or third Monday) |
Ethics, Communication, Professionalism Series |
|
|
5 to 6 p.m.
(once a month) |
Limb Anatomy Lab |
|
|
4 to 5 p.m.
(once a month) |
Neuro-Anatomy Lab |
|
Tuesday |
2 to 3 p.m. |
Faculty |
|
|
3 to 4 p.m. |
Anatomy Didactics |
|
|
6 to 8 p.m.
every fourth Tuesday |
Journal Club |
|
Wednesday |
3 to 4 p.m. |
EMG Lecture |
|
|
4 to 5 p.m. |
EMG Literature Review |
|
|
3 to 4 p.m.
every fourth Wednesday |
Resident Meeting |
|
|
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
every fourth Wednesday |
Grand Rounds |
|
Thursday |
Noon to 1 p.m. |
Allied Health Professional |
|
|
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
(fourth Thursday) |
Current Literature Review/
Lecture |
|
|
Every Quarter |
Tour (various rehab facilities) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
As needed |
Research Consultation |