Happening tomorrow!! Our expert speakers Dr. Petersen, Dr. Okanlami and Dr. Chandan will be discussing common health disparities experienced by patients with disabilities and the steps that healthcare providers can take to minimize them. Register here: tinyurl.com/MRX3NV82 🙌🏼

For all my RiR friends, please fill out! And if you haven’t connected with RiR, check out our website for all the great resources available 🙌🏼

🔔🚨 Hello RiR Community 🔔🚨 We are proud to introduce our incoming Resident Leaders!!! ⭐️💚🎉 An amazing year is ahead with this wonderful squad, we can’t wait to continue to grow our community and work to further increase access to PM&R to all 🥳

I’m ashamed that I didn’t know “presidenta” was a word in Spanish (just knew the masculine version, presidente). May all Mexican & Mexican-American girls see and know that presidenta is a word and a movement!

🧵1/Our UAB Medicine Grand Rounds will feature a diagnostic showdown between Dr Martin Rodriguez and ChatGPT4 I am scared here because I don’t want AI to win

Our fearless leader🫡 our team is lucky to have you!

TONIGHT!! Join us to learn more about carpal tunnel syndrome and the relevant medical Spanish terminology! Students of all levels of Spanish fluency are welcome!

Lara Dashti of Wellesley Athletics is gearing up to compete at the Olympic Games! The rising junior will represent Kuwait in the 100 Breaststroke. Good luck, Lara!! Can't wait to watch you compete! 📰 ow.ly/HJrA50SIcqu #GoNEWMAC // #WhyD3

Disabled people can still make just $3.50/hr, which traps many below the poverty line. Tomorrow marks 15 years since the last minimum wage increase. As we work to raise the min wage, we must also push lawmakers to eliminate the sub-minimum wage. Read more: americanprogress.org/article/playbo…

Another leadership meeting in the books! Great seeing our resident and student leaders tonight, as always. We can't wait to share what we've got planned for this year!

We’re so excited to launch this new program! Please consider learning along side us as we work to improve healthcare for Spanish-speaking patients within our communities 🫶🏼 And please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!

Hi! Please support RepresentationinRehab 💚by signing up to be a mentor! form.jotform.com/242248187765164 If you are from disadvantaged background & looking for PM&R guidance, sign up HERE form.jotform.com/242249075702152

What type of wheelchair is that???? The #Paralympics showcases a wide variation of wheelchairs that are designed specifically for the sport. 🧵

Howdy #MedTwitter! I am Nikhil Manuel, an MS4 UTMB Health applying #Physiatry for #Match2025! I am passionate about inpatient rehab, MSK, spasticity, and pain. I also enjoy volleyball, basketball, music, video games, and traveling. Looking forward to the upcoming cycle!

The Affordable Care Act made it possible for me to seek the career I wanted versus being tied to a job that I had to choose for its health care coverage. Happy birthday ACA.

Over the next few days, we will be introducing our RiR student leaders! Kicking off our series is our Outreach committee! Let's all give these students a hand! Stay tuned as we showcase the rest of our student leaders 👏🏼🤩

It’s October 1st! You know what that means? It’s National Latino Physician Day!🕺🏻💃🏻 Only 6% of US physicians identify as Latino. We need more! Representation matters when it comes to providing the best care to patients. Join us in celebrating today!

Welcome to the PM&R community Jacob! Give a follow to this rising physiatry star everyone 🤩

It’s not too late to sign-up! Our first small-group session is on October 16th and Lesson #1 of our pre-recorded curriculum is live on our YouTube!! 💫 Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month!

🚨Join us tonight @ 6:30 PM CST for the 1st of 6 live small-group lessons: “Intro to Obtaining a History.”🚨 Our excellent Spanish-language mentors are excited to meet you!