Curriculum
Our strong didactic program typically includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Four hours of lectures per week, at which time all residents from every rotation attend a Core Curriculum Series at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital that includes:
- Weill Cornell Medical Center PM&R Grand Rounds Series
- Columbia University Medical Center PM&R Grand Rounds Series
- Weill Cornell Journal Club Series
- Columbia Journal Club Series
- Functional Anatomy Series
- Electrodiagnostic Series
- New York Society of PM&R Lectures (Sept. through June)
- Hands on workshops
- Physical exam
- Spasticity management
- Anatomy dissection
- With Ortho surgery residents
- With PT therapy students
- Several CME courses per year given within the institution which may include topics such as:
- Basic and Advanced Techniques in Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neuromuscular Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation
- Sports Medicine
- EMG morning report and EMG presentations during the Electrodiagnostic Rotation
- Musculoskeletal grand rounds and radiology conferences during the Hospital for Special Surgery rotation
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center educational multidisciplinary sessions
- Pediatric rehabilitation lectures during the Blythedale Children's Hospital rotation