Penn Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers informal educational opportunities and city-wide training courses for residents.
Philadelphia city-wide training courses
Penn PM&R residents benefit from shared learning experiences with our counterparts across Philadelphia. Yearly courses include:
- Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Penn Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine (PIRM)
- Prosthetics and Orthotics: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
- Electrodiagnostic Medicine: Jefferson Medical College
- Gait/Orthotics: MossRehab
Informal departmental educational opportunities
Throughout the year the Penn PM&R department provides after-hours hands-on sessions led by faculty and senior residents. Common sessions include:
- Evening hands on sessions for introduction to electrodiagnostic studies
- Evening and weekend hands on sessions with musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Evening hands on sessions with spine models for fluoroscopically guided procedures
Sports medicine coverage opportunities
Penn PM&R residents have access to a variety of sports medicine coverage events throughout the Philadelphia area. Popular events include:
- University of Pennsylvania Athletics (Division I)
- Penn Relays
- Philadelphia Marathon
- Philadelphia Broad St. Run