Issn Print: 0894-9115
Publication Date: 1996/03/01
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION: STATUS OF PM&R
Excerpt
The Association of Academic Physiatrists recently determined a need to develop a position paper on the status of undergraduate education in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the United States. To better assess the present state of undergraduate education nationally, a two-page survey was sent to 76 accredited residency programs in the United States; 66 programs responded. The survey included basic information as well as responses to a series of nine-point attitudinal Likert scales relating to the relationship of PM&R departments with other specialties at the responding institution. Fifty-nine programs reported some type of undergraduate relationship, with 29 third year electives, 58 fourth year electives, and 21 summer externships. Other types of contact ranged from structured core curriculum courses to symposiums, intermittent lecture series, and opportunistic teaching. Contact with undergraduate students ranged from superficial contact averaging 102.1 students per institution over a 4-year period to 66.1 students involved in structured/in-depth course work. Attitudinally, in terms of level of collegiality among the host institution and other specialties, PM&R derived a 6.4 average out of a possible 9.0. Individual department relationships ranged from an average of 5.7 in neurology to 7.1 in neurosurgery.
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