The AAP MSC is excited to announce the launch of the ‘Program Director Feature’! Leading up to and through this upcoming ERAS season, we will be featuring PDs from all over the country weekly! Follow this thread to keep up! 🧵
Medical students - have you heard of
#Physiatry
?
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), also known as physiatry, is a medical specialty that emphasizes the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of people disabled by disease, disorder or injury.
#MedTwitter
#AspiringPhysiatrist
applying PM&R? RUN DON'T WALK to our next Road to Residency event July 18 at 8PM EDT! We have an amazing panel of docs ready to answer all Qs on personal statements, ERAS apps, meaningful experiences, geographical prefs & program signaling. See ya there 🫡
Congratulations to everyone on submitting ERAS! And a BIG thank you to all of the mentors, support systems, letter writers, friends, family, etc for supporting the applicants; it truly takes a village! 🎉🎉🎉
@AAPhysiatrists
@AAPhysiatry_RFC
The AAP MSC is excited to present the Full Resource Guide for All Aspiring Physiatrists. With the help of
@aocpmr
and
@AAPMR
, we have created a list of resources available to medical students. Follow the QR code or link below to access the guide!
@AAPhysiatry_RFC
@AAPhysiatrists
From AAP MSC, CONGRATS to everyone who matched into the best specialty
#Physiatry
💪 Shoutout to our M4s who've done amazing work on the council this year. We're so proud & can't wait to see how you all keep growing PM&R as physiatrists 🥹
Here's where they’re headed!
#Match2024
Do you have Qs about tips for matching into
#physiatry
, choosing a residency program and more?
Join us for this insightful session at
#Physiatry21
!
"Advice to Medical Students: Roundtable with PM&R Residency Program Directors”.
Submit your Qs here! 👉
Away rotations got you stressed? The
#Match2025
Road to Residency series is kicking off & we're talking all things VSLO + aways. Come chat with PM&R residents & attendings/program directors to prep yourself for success 💪
📅 Tue, Mar 26
🕖 8PM ET
🔗
The torch has officially been passed! Your 2022-2023 AAP Medical Student Council has already been hard at work to provide meaningful opportunities for premed and medical students to explore the field of
#physiatry
. Formal introductions to follow!
INTRODUCING: The AAP MSC Big Buddy Program! The program offers an informal and safe space for budding medical students to be paired with a more experienced medical student in the physiatry community.
Learn more and sign up below ⬇️
On behalf of the AAP MSC, we would like to congratulate everyone who has matched into
#physiatry
this year! We would especially like to give a shout out to our former council members. We are so proud! Congratulations!
🥳🎉 🧵
✨ Welcome to our "Day in the Life" series, where we hope to give you an inside look at the world of PM&R!
For our first episode, AAP medical student council member
@ClaudioVMed
brings us along on his PM&R rotation
@pennpmr
. Stay tuned for future episodes!
#ThisIsPhysiatry
🙌
🚨UPDATE🚨We are excited to announce that Journal Club will now feature a prominent clinician in the field of Physiatry! Each month, three presenters will be aided by our clinician in presenting focused topic literature impacting the field of Physiatry.
🚨BIG NEWS🚨
AAP has replaced the Medical Student Summer Clinical Externship (MSSCE) with a Virtual Intro to PM&R Course!
Applications will open soon; follow to stay posted with updates!
👉Virtual Intro to PM&R Interest Form:
Worried about residency apps/interviews? We've got a stacked panel of docs (inc program directors) directly answering everything on ERAS apps, interviews + more at our next RtR event! Join us for some insider tips 🫡
📅 Tue, Aug 29
🕖 7PM CT / 8PM ET
🔗
Applying PM&R and worried about VSLO apps or away electives? 🫣 Reply with of ALL of your questions to get answered by residents & attendings during
@AAPhysiatrists
Medical Student Educators Council's "Road to Residency" talk on VSLO & aways at the end of this month!
#Physiatry
Are you a medical student interested in
#Physiatry
? We have opportunities for you to present at the AAP Virtual Journal Club! Topics are different every month. Signup is now open May-December 2023:
Yesterday was the last meeting for the 2023-24 MSC but the 1st for an amazing new group of people. Thank you so much to the outgoing council for all your hard work, and here's to a great year with the new MSC 🥳
Now here's
@MicrosoftTeams
' interpretation of us sitting together:
It’s time for the PD panel! We are grateful to hear from Dr. Brooks, Dr. Dragojlovic, and Dr. Tonkin sharing pearls about the field of PM&R! Stay tuned for their application and career in physiatry tips.
#Physiatry22
@EricJones_33
From the AAP MSC, congratulations to everyone who matched into the wonderful field of
#Physiatry
! We’d especially like to shout out our members who have done such great work on the council over the past year. We are so proud 🤩🦾
👀 Check out where they’ll be in the 🧵 below ⬇️
The AAP MSC Big Buddy Program offers an informal & safe space for budding medical students to be paired with a more experienced medical student in the physiatry community!
🔗 Sign up to be a mentor or mentee:
#Physiatry
#MedStudentTwitter
Our heartiest congratulations to all who matched! Wow! 👏🎉
And for those who did not match, please receive our most sincere encouragement. It is not over, and there is still greatness in your future. Believe it. 🙏
#MATCHED
#Match2020
#MatchWeek
#SOAP2020
We are thrilled to share our very first AAP Medical Student Newsletter! This was sent to PM&R Student Interest Group leaders across North America. Tell us what you like and what else you would like to see!
#Physiatry
#MedEd
@AAPhysiatrists
@PmrScholars
🚨This is not a drill!! It's our LAST Road to Residency of
#Match2024
& we've got amazing docs, inc residency program directors, to answer your questions on rank lists, program fit, LOIs, & couples matching. Come thru~
📅 Tue, Nov 14
🕖 7PM CT / 8PM ET
🔗
Med students, heard of PM&R but not sure what it entails? Take Summer 2020 to delve into the awesome field of
#Physiatry
with an 8-week funded clinical or research externship! RREMS interest form due 12/4/19, MSSCE app due 1/8/20!
Happy
#NationalVolunteerWeek
! Thank you so much to our medical student council for volunteering your time to create some wonderful opportunities for students interested in
#Physiatry
. From journal club to the big buddy program, we are working on a lot of exciting projects!!!
Join us for another great night of Journal Club. Our topic for this month is Sports Medicine with
@BrianSuttererMD
as our clinician expert!📚💻🎉
🗓 Tuesday, September 21st at 8PM EST
👉
See you there! 🙌
Registration for the AAP's 2024 Virtual Intro to PM&R is OPEN! 🤩 Join us as we learn about the unique specialty of
#Physiatry
through the guidance of PM&R faculty in different subspecialties from across the country. 🤝
Register here by May 28:
📢 Attention current M1, M2, & M3 Students:
🏅 We are now accepting applications for our new AAP Distinguished Medical Student Badge Program!
🫵 Receive recognition for your involvement with the AAP (with completion of 5 tasks listed below)!
🔗:
Looking for answers? We can help. Join us! One week from today. 🙌
🗓: Mark your calendars!
📲 Send in your questions: 👉
🤝 Share! We’re all in this together.
See you soon!
#Physiatry
#theFutureofPhysiatry
#MedStudentTwitter
📢Calling all medical students📢
The MSSCE is a fantastic opportunity to gain ✨clinical✨ experience in PM&R over the summer!
🗓️Deadline: 1.21.2022
👉Details:
Since the passing of the torch earlier this year, your 2020-2021 AAP Medical Student Council has been hard at work to provide meaningful opportunities for premed and medical students to explore the field of
#physiatry
. It’s time that we introduced the team. 🧵👉
#MeetTheAAPMSC
Will you be attending Physiatry '24 alone? Do you want to connect with other aspiring physiatrists who are also attending the annual meeting?
Then consider signing up for the Conference Companion Program!
Deadline: Friday, January 12, 2024.
🔗:
Journal Club is back and better than ever 📚🎉
Join us as we talk
#MedicalEducation
with our clinician expert Dr. Dorothy Tolchin, MD, EdM, Director of Med Student Education
@SpauldingRehab
@HarvardSRH_PMR
!
🗓 Tue, May 16, 8PM EST
👉
See you there! 🙌
🚨Join us tonight at 7p CST! 🙋♀️🙋♂️
Zoom link:
📝
#1
: Impairment‐driven cancer rehabilitation: An essential component of quality care and...
📝
#2
: The Role of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Chronic Pain : Assessm..
Join us for April Journal Club to discuss Sports Medicine with our clinician expert Dr. Roger Luo, MD!
🗓 Tuesday, April 19th, 8 pm EST
👉
See you there! 🙌
🎉 July Journal Club 🎉
Join us for July's Regenerative Medicine themed journal club with Dr. Richard G Chang, MD! Dr. Chang is the Associate Program Director of Sports Medicine at
@MountSinaiRehab
.
📅 Tue. July 25th at 8PM EST
➡️
See you there! 🙌
📢 M3s & M4s 📢- Join us next Monday for an Advising Webinar with outstanding faculty from programs across the country!
We will discuss applications, interviews and program selections. We look forward to seeing you there! ✍️📒🖥️
👉
Join us September 20th at 8 pm EST for this month’s journal club on Traumatic Brain Injury led by Dr. Kasi!
🗓 Tuesday, September 20th, 8 pm EST
👉
See you there! 🙌
Interested in PM&R + Pediatrics? Our next RtR is just for you 🤩
Join 3 program directors as they share an intro to triple board peds/PM&R/peds rehab residencies + advice for applicants (apps, personal statements, interviews)
📅 Wed, Sep 20
🕖 8PM ET
🔗
Thankful, honored, and absolutely elated to have matched
#Physiatry
at
@WCMRehabMed
@Columbia_Rehab
!
Excited to connect with my new
@nyphospital
family and work hard to serve patients well. MASSIVE thanks to my mentors, sponsors, preceptors, friends, and family. We did it. 🙏🏼♥️
Join us for another great night of Journal Club! 📚
🗓Tue, April 20 at 8PM ET
Topics: Steroid Injection Therapy, COVID-19 Vaccine Administration, Impacts of Dance in Parkinson’s Disease, & Effects of Yoga in Adults with Osteoarthritis
👉
See you there!
#Physiatry24
is finally here!!!
Join us tomorrow morning for the Resident and Fellows Bootcamp 🩺
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
Location: Sebastian L2/3
Experience hands-on exposure to physiatric procedures!
Since the passing of the torch earlier this year, your 2021-2022 AAP Medical Student Council has been hard at work to provide meaningful opportunities for premed and medical students to explore the field of
#physiatry
. It’s time that we introduced the team. 🧵👉
#MeetTheAAPMSC
Join us for another great night of Journal Club! Our topic for this month is Cancer Rehabilitation with Dr. Terrence Pugh, MD from
@carolinasrehab1
as our clinician expert!📚💻🎉
🗓 Tuesday, December 21st at 8PM EST
👉
See you there! 🙌
Are you a MS1-MS3 interested in PM&R? Consider applying to join the Medical Student Council of
@AAPhysiatrists
!
Applications are open now until Dec. 31 at 👀
The AAP Medical Student Educators Council has compiled an incredible database of PM&R-focused resources for YOU! 🙌
Articles, activities, podcasts, physical exam videos & more! 💻📲🧑⚕️👨⚕️
Check it out! 👉👉👉
#Physiatry
#MedTwitter
#MedStudentTwitter
Thank you to everyone who attended our educational session, The Medical Student Council Presents: The Power of Mentorship and Networking 🙌 We had a great turnout & learned a lot of great networking tips!
#physiatry24
Highlight from our journal club earlier this week! 🙌 Make sure to mark your calendars for the next one on Spasticity taking place on August 16th! You can always visit the webinars page on our website to learn more and find all the links to upcoming events!
Don’t miss our upcoming didactic session: “The Functional Evaluation”, led by some outstanding
@NorthwesternPMR
residents!
🎙 Anne Goldring, MD
🎙 Christopher Lewis, MD
📲💻👉
Join us! See you there!
#physiatry
Join us for March Journal Club on 3/21 at 8PM EST! The focus is pain medicine and we are still looking for a physician expert!
Please DM if you are an attending interested in assisting us.
#physiatry
@AAPhysiatry_RFC
@AAPhysiatrists
Hi
#Physiatry
and
#MedTwitter
,
My name is Edward and I’m a
#firstgen
🇲🇽-🇺🇸 enthusiastically applying physiatry
#Match2023
. Interests: cancer rehab, pain/spasticity mgmt, US/EDX, TBI, & academic med. Hobbies: playing music, volleyball, and laughing until it hurts. Let’s connect!
Join us for another great night of Journal Club! 📚💻🎉
🗓 Tue, May 18 at 8PM EST
Topics: PM&R in the Treatment of Transverse Myelitis and α-Lipoic Acid in the Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
👉
See you there! 🙌
We are excited to announce Part 2 of the Program Director Feature has launched on Instagram! This half of the series will feature residency programs from all over the country each week!
Join the AAP MSC Big Buddy Program for an informal & safe space for budding medical students to be paired with a more experienced medical student in the physiatry community!
🔗 Sign up to be a mentor or mentee:
#Physiatry
#MedStudentTwitter
Are you a medical student attending Physiatry '23 in Anaheim? Mark your calendars for our second annual Medical Student QuizBowl, happening on Thursday, February 23 at 6:30pm! Registration is onsite. We hope to see you there!
#Physiatry23
@AAPhysiatrists
@AAPhysiatry_RFC
Sign up to present at the AAP MSC Virtual Journal Club!
Journal club presentations can be included as an oral presentation on residency applications and are a great way to learn more about PM&R topics with other students and a clinician expert!
🔗:
Registration is now open for the Virtual Intro to PM&R, the AAP's 4-week national summer program for medical students!
#MedTwitter
This course will help you learn about the unique specialty that is
#Physiatry
🙌
Personal statements, ERAS apps, and program signaling got you sweating? 😰 Submit all your questions to be answered by
@AAPhysiatrists
Medical Student Education Council residents/attendings at our 2nd Road to Residency event on July 18, 7PM CST / 8PM EST!
Abstract just got accepted to
#Physiatry24
@AAPhysiatrists
and don't know where to start? We've got you covered 🤝
Check out our guide for quick tips on how to make + present a research poster then head over to to get a PPT template to start your own!
The
#Match2025
Road to Residency continues w/ a session on personal statements, meaningful experiences & program signaling. Join us to get updates on the app process + a chance to ask program directors/residents your questions!
📅 Tue, Jun 11
🕓 8PM ET
🔗
Check out these resources from
@AAPhysiatrists
for medical students interested in applying to PM&R residency!
#Physiatry
#MedEd
PM&R Advising Timeline:
PM&R Application Guide:
Join us for another great night of Journal Club! Our topic for this month is Traumatic Brain Injury with Dr. Sheital Bavishi, DO from Ohio State University as our clinician expert!📚💻🎉
🗓 Tuesday, February 15th at 8PM EST
👉
See you there! 🙌
Tomorrow at
#Physiatry24
- The Medical Student Council Presents: The Power of Mentorship and Networking
Saturday, February 24, 2024
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Location: Wekiwa 9/10
This is a great opportunity for med students created by our very own
@AAPhysiatry_MSC
representatives!
Do you have a passion outside of
#Physiatry
like running 🏃, baking 🧁, traveling ✈️, or more? If so, please consider sharing with us to be featured in the AAP Medical Student Council Newsletter! Just fill out this form, and we'll follow up with details:
Join us on Tuesday the 15th! 🖥🙌
📄: Active music therapy approach for stroke patients in post-acute rehab.
📄: Alterations in brain & immune function produced by mindfulness meditation.
📄: Exercise after SCI as an agent for neuroprotection, regeneration & rehab.
#Physiatry
All PGY1s are now welcome to apply for RFC subcommittees, including incoming PGY1s who have the intention of reapplying PM&R.
Applications are due on April 2nd!
We look forward to working with you and can’t wait to have you as our mentors!
@AAPhysiatry_RFC
@AAPhysiatry_RFC
(1/2) 🧵 The AAP is excited to host a residency match panel next Wednesday, July 6th from 6-7 pm CT/ 7-8 pm EST. The panel will consist of 5 residents and 3 program directors addressing some of the important topics you should know about going into the match cycle, including:
ERAS apps: 🤢
Residency interviews: 🤮
Getting direct advice from residents, attendings, program directors who know what's up: 🤩
Submit all your questions here to get answered at our next Road to Residency event Aug 29 @ 8PM ET / 7PM CT!
See ya there!
Calling all M1s to M4s! Join us for the first of many “Medical Student Didactics” sessions, sponsored by the
@AAPhysiatry_MSC
. 🤝
Whether you are trying to learn more about the field or preparing for your physiatry elective, this resource is for YOU! See you soon!
#physiatry