Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

MISSION

To improve the quality of life for individuals

disabled by injury or disease through the generation

of essential new knowledge, training leaders in

patient care and research, shaping public policy and

providing the finest medical care.

Core Values

• Integrity

• Excellence

• Collaboration

• Innovation

• Respect

• Diversity

Hopkins Super Doc

Education Always Comes First for JHU

PM&R Residents

• Residents have an incredibly rich and diverse patient care

experience.

• However, education always trumps service in our program.

Strict adherence to duty hours.

• Lab, IV, Transport, Rapid Response Teams limit “scut”

work

• On every inpatient service, there is either a PA or NP to

assist residents with care responsibilities.

Clinical Sites

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

JHH Programs

• 18 bed acute comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation

unit (“rehab ICU”)

• >1800 new consults/year

• Multi-disciplinary Pain Program

• Spasticity clinic

• Cancer rehab

• MS Clinic

Johns Hopkins Bayview

Johns Hopkins Bayview

• Rehabilitation unit

• 28 beds

• Stroke specialty program

• Consultation service

• Burn and wound unit

• Vent rehab unit

• Outpatient clinics

• Musculoskeletal Center

• Neuromuscular Diseases

• Interventional Spine

Clinic Programs

• Interventional pain program

• Sports/MSK

• Prosthetic/orthotic clinic

• Cancer rehab

• Electrodiagnostic lab

Kennedy Krieger Institute

KKI Programs

• 40 bed pediatric rehabilitation

unit with programs in TBI, ICU

rehab, cancer rehab

• Outpatient clinics including

cerebral palsy, pediatric pain,

osteogenesis imperfecta, and

muscular dystrophy

• International Center for Spinal

Cord Injury (both children and

adults)

UMROI

128 beds

• Spinal Cord Injury

• Traumatic Brain Injury

• Wheelchair Sports

Community Clinics

Electrodiagnosis

• 4 month rotation

• Taught by both neurology and PM&R

• Over 200 studies/resident

• Wide variety of patients

Musculoskeletal Medicine

and Pain Management

• Musculoskeletal

impairments, work and

sports injuries, and acute

and chronic pain

syndromes.

• Observe and perform

musculoskeletal u.s.,

articular, peri-articular,

nerve and spinal injections

and procedures.

Longitudinal Continuity Clinic

All residents spend ½

day/week in longitudinal

continuity clinic.

Research

• Resident academic month in PGY-2

• Resident involvement can vary from

case reports to NIH K award

• Sample current dept projects:

• Trans-cranial magnetic

stimulation

• Swallowing

• Self mgt of pain, amputation

• PCORI Prevention of chronic

LBP

• Pediatric brain injury

• SCI long-term recovery

• ICU rehabilitation

Didactics

• Individualized Educational Plan

• BlackboardTM internet learning

• Tuesday mornings core

• Grand Rounds/M&Ms

• Board Review

• Rotation-based sessions

• Anatomy lab

Individualized Education Plan

• Strengths

• Weaknesses

• Career goals

• Study Plans

• Academic

accomplishments

• Build your C.V.

Other Learners

• Medical students

– Involvement all 4 years

• Fellowships

– Pediatrics, SCI,

Interdisciplinary Pain

• Psychology—neuropsych and

rehab psych residencies

• Therapy students and residents

Outside Learning Experiences

• National and regional

conferences

• Electives

• Field trips

• International experiences

International Rehabilitation

• Winner 2015 Chaim Ring Award from ISPMR for our

department’s efforts in international collaboration

• Projects in Ghana, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia,

Uganda, UAE.

• Visitors from Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia,

Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Turkey, UAE

Benefits

• Health ins. with cap on out of pocket expenses

• Free visits at UHS including mental health

• Dental, Disability and Life ins.

• Fitness Club Membership

• 403-b

• Parents in a Pinch

• Dept purchases a set of books PGY-2

• PGY-3 and 4 are given personal expense accounts for

books/CME/ travel (up to $3000 for PGY-4)

Call

• R1 Call at JHBMC in-house, and cover calls from both

– Roughly q week as a PGY-2, q 2 weeks as PGY-3

• R2 Call is from home. Back up to R1, cover late admits at

JHH.

– Taken by PGY-3s and 4s

– 4-5 week-long stents/yr.

Resident Social Activities

Leadership

Rebecca Baczuk, MD

2016 Graduate

Vice President, JHM

House Staff Council

Andrew Gordon, MD

2014 Graduate

President,

AAPMR RPC

Charles Odonkor, MD

2017 Graduate

President,

AAP RFC

After Graduation

Board Exams

Graduates 5 years post

residency:

89%Board-certified

by ABPMR

Where Do Our Grads Go?

Fellowships

• Neuromuscular

– Hopkins

• Pain/Interventional Spine

– Hopkins

– Harvard

– UVA

– UCLA

– Beth Israel

• Spinal Cord Injury

– Hopkins

• Sports

– Harvard

– San Diego

• Research at Hopkins

Practices

• Academic

– Hopkins

– Harvard

– UCLA

– U Washington

– Cleveland Clinic

• Private

– IP rehab Nebraska

– Geissinger in Pennsylvania

– MSK in FL, GA, NJ, WA

– Pain in Tampa, FL, Northern VA,

NJ, PA, Buffalo, NY, NYC

.

It’s NOT “ The Wire”…

Baltimore

• Safety in and around JHH is

excellent.

• Urban setting offers a

diverse population of

patients and community

experiences.

• East Baltimore

Development Foundation

Living in Baltimore

Fell’s Point

Harbor East

Brewer’s Hill

Canton

Mt. Vernon

The Burbs

Towson

Columbia/ Howard County

Rodgers Forge

Owings Mills

Things to Do

Aquarium

Festivals

American Visual

Arts Museum

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

Just a road trip away…

Washington, DC Ocean City, MD

Philadelphia New YorkHarper’s Ferry, WV

Match Day for Andrew Hall, MD

(2013 Graduate)

Questions?