The Larkin Community Hospital Physical and Rehabilitation Residency Program has been designed as a postgraduate training program of three (3) years in length to provide the resident a complete postdoctoral training in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The program has received ACGME-accredited and continues to be an AOA-approved postgraduate training program. Applicants are required to have graduated from a Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) or Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) accredited medical school and successful completion of an AOA-approved or ACGME-accredited preliminary/internship year.
Larkin Community Hospital Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is an ACGME accredited three year residency program (PGY2-PGY4) that provides extensive clinical and didactic training in evidence based diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients in the effort to improve their function and quality of life. Our goal is to train leaders within the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation that will work effectively in teams with other healthcare professionals. In order to build the quality of leadership, knowledge, and expertise required to be successful, residents go through a range of facilities and rotations, offering opportunities for interactions with skilled professionals in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. This unique insight allows our residents to gain diverse exposure as they learn from multiple perspectives and approaches provided by esteemed health professionals in the region. Our patient population is exceptionally diverse, both diagnostically and culturally, which enables our residents to practice independently in a wide variety of settings upon graduation. Each training site is designed to meet the goals and objectives set forth by the American Board of PM&R and the ACGME. In addition, there are many opportunities to develop scholarly activity through research, teaching, and patient care. Our residents have performed extremely well on board examinations with a 99% pass rate and we find that our graduates are highly competitive for employment and fellowship positions. We hope that you find our program career enhancing as you advance towards your professional goals.
Mission Statement
The main mission of the PM&R training program is to train high quality, professional, physiatrist who make lasting impacts on the field of PM&R through leadership positions in academia, research, healthcare, and education.
Provide residents with an advanced and comprehensive cognitive and clinical education that will facilitate them to become competent physiatrist, which will meet the requirements to eligible to become board certified upon the completion of the program and inspire them to practice with excellence as leaders in their field.
Overall Goals and Objectives
To accomplish this, we provide residents with level-specific training and guidance not only in the fundamentals of evidence-based clinical practice, but also in the basic science principles that underlie the primary components of PM&R, and exposure to multiple healthcare delivery systems.
Technical skill is fundamental to the successful training of our residents and is taught in a clinical setting. Every resident in the PM&R Training Program is expected to receive the same level of technical training.
Our program’s clinical training includes the development of clinical and technical skills, experience in self-evaluation, systems based practice, the development of personal communication skills, teaching, and professionalism.
The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Training Program is designed to provide basic and advanced knowledge and experience in the practice of Physiatry. The program will familiarize PM&R residents with all aspects of clinical practice, treatment and rehabilitation strategies, including professional clinical experience in both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation settings.
The PM&R program leads to eligibility for examination and certification by the American Board of PM&R. In essence the Program goals are to:
Provide the residents with a comprehensive program, which enable them to grow as competent Physiatrists holding the highest academic, clinical, ethical and professional standards of medicine.
To provide the resident with an environment that promotes the acquisition of the proper knowledge, clinical judgment, competencies, and attitudes essential to the practice of PM&R.
Educate residents in all areas of knowledge, clinical services, research, technical skills, and professional attitudes; in order to graduate experienced Physiatrists that meet the requirements to become certified.
Train self-directed Physiatrists with habits of life-long learning to build upon their knowledge, clinical skills and professionalism.
Produce physicians who are able to provide a high quality, cost-effective patient care specialized in PM&R to the individual in all the cycles of life, in diverse clinical settings and into the context of the family and the community.
Encourage our graduates to practice in medically underserved communities and areas of critical need in our state of Florida when they complete their training.
Incorporate the ACGME Competency-Based program objectives into the curriculum.
