Diversity in Experience

What separates VCU’s PM&R Residency from the rest?

Accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education, our program accepts six residents each year through the National Residency Matching Program. As a trainee, you can expect the following:

• Extensive clinical exposure
• Bedside teaching
• Formal lectures and other didactics
• Research mentoring from our dedicated faculty

We value diversity of experience, and in addition to balancing inpatient and outpatient training, our program emphasizes community outreach. As a resident you can volunteer with adaptive sports organizations, provide on-field sports coverage, treat underserved populations in the Richmond area and participate in integrative health programming during their time at VCU.

Well-rounded PM&R training requires collaboration with neuropsychologists, orthopaedic surgeons, therapists and numerous other talented health professionals. Our diverse, accomplished faculty members bring a breadth of knowledge and experience to the table in order to provide compassionate care for our patients and extensive learning opportunities for our trainees.

We provide structured workshops, lectures and interactive, experiential training for our residents. We ensure that our residents get protected time each week for faculty lectures, departmental grand rounds and workshops. Weekly presentations, journal club and lecture series also occur at different healthcare facilities.

Residency Mission Statement

To educate and develop highly competent and compassion driven PM&R physicians. 

We do this through: 

• Providing a comprehensive, real world experience that is steeped and vetted in humanistic and systems-based practice education.
• Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture through our recruitment of residents & faculty from a multitude of backgrounds.
• Embracing and leveraging new technology and innovative research to optimize patient outcomes.

Our Vision: “To create world class physicians and thought leaders in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.” 

Upon completion of our fully accredited PM&R residency, VCU graduates should demonstrate the knowledge & skills to be highly competent Physiatrists and leaders in the field of PM&R. 

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Apply

The VCU Department of PM&R participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), and those interested in our program can apply using the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) offered by the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Each year we accept six residents. You may complete your intern year (PGY-1) at any accredited institution before beginning their PM&R residency here, and if you’re interested in receiving all your training here at VCU you must apply separately to the Department of Internal Medicine's program.

vcu.pmr.education.programs@vcuhealth.org

Competitive and Comprehensive Curriculum

A one-to-one faculty-to-student ratio and a diverse patient population creates a well-rounded, robust clinical experience, with procedures included in each rotation.

In state-of-the-art facilities at the VCU Medical Center, Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (VAMC), Sheltering Arms Institute and the Children’s Hospital of Richmond (CHoR), you’ll engage in comprehensive training in the following areas:

• Cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
• Musculoskeletal injury (MSK)
• Orthopaedic and multi-trauma injuries
• Prosthetics and orthotics (P&O)
• Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Spinal cord injury (SCI)
• Pediatric disorders
• Pain management
• Interventional spine care
• Sports medicine
• Electrodiagnosis
• Integrative health

As a PM&R resident, your schedule will include inpatient and outpatient rotations that will gradually build your autonomy and confidence in treating and managing patients.