🚨 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

A new residency program has opened up in sunny Southern California☀️Charles Drew University and Long Beach VA have received accreditation and are ready to recruit three PGY2s to start in July 2024. 🧵

🎉🎉 Congratulations to all those matching into the wonderful world of #physiatry today!!

We can’t wait to see where you are all end up and look forward to working with you all as colleagues!

AAP Medical Student Council PM&R

On this #InternationalWomensDay , we celebrate the incredible achievements of women across the globe who are driving innovation, advancing health care for all, and making significant strides in #meded . Their dedication & work are shaping a brighter, more inclusive future for all.

ICI-chemotherapy did not improve survival compared with ICI alone in older adults with previously untreated advanced NSCLC, but increased the incidence of grade 3 and higher immune-related adverse events. ja.ma/436JzqM

Greatest. Of all time.

Do you know a #medstudent curious about what it's like to have a career in different specialties? Share this opportunity to chat live with program directors, residents, & physicians at the Virtual Specialty Forum on March 28. Learn more & register for 🆓: ow.ly/nf3H50QIUeq

Oldie but a goodie

IT’S PM&R NOT PMNR!

It’s here! The latest American Cancer Society statistics report reveals that 4.1 million deaths from cancer have been averted since 1991, largely due to reductions in smoking and improvements in treatment and early detection.

Read the free report: bit.ly/CancerStats2024

OncoAlert

PM&R residents! ‼️ Reminder to apply to this great leadership opportunity

To improve healthcare we must restore the physician-patient relationship. And the biggest factor in any relationship is time.

Are you a peds rehab fellow/resident on a peds rehab track? We need your help! The AAPM&R News peds cancer rehabilitation subcommittee is conducting a research study on trainee experience in peds cancer rehab. Help us by completing this online survey! redcap.seattlechildrens.org/surveys/?s=ACM…

Building on our prior #Prehab work, here we present a mini-review describing how to integrate urologic prehab into the cancer survivorship framework

Think of cancer treatment as a marathon, with prehabilitation as the training phase 🏃🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♂️🏃🏾

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

A 45 year old woman presented with 8 months of worsening back pain. What is the likely diagnosis? (Image Radiopaedia.org, Dr. Roberto Rafael Ovalle) #MedX

A patient presented for evaluation of back pain. Imaging revealed this finding. What is the likely diagnosis? #MedX

📢 Exciting News in Cancer Rehabilitation! 🎗️

The National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) is releasing some brand new updates for 2024 that will significantly affect cancer rehab.

Here’s why you should pay attention:

Med students~ new Assoc. of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) #PocketMentor episode is out now! With Dr. David Morgenroth, physician-scientist and limb loss & mobility specialist. We discussed his physiatry practice and the process of deciding on one's career path.

Listen here: soundcloud.com/qc7sfcqxzl2d/c…

🤩PM&R residents and fellows, if you’re interested in joining the AAP Resident Fellow Council PM&R look here! It’s a great way to be involved with serving alongside your peers and national leaders in physiatry.

physiatry.org/page/RFC_Elect…