Residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)
Accredited Program
Burke Rehabilitation® offers a three-year ACGME-accredited Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Program (PM&R) for eight (8) residents per each post-graduate class. Burke established the program with Albert Einstein College of Medicine as its academic partner. The goal of the program is training physiatrists with compassion, competency and leadership in our healthcare system
PM&R Residency Training
Residents follow an 18-month didactics curriculum with didactic exposure to each topic at least twice during their time in residency. Didactics focus on both meeting the ACGME/ABPMR guidelines for competency and preparing residents for entering clinical practice with confidence upon graduation. Additional educational sessions are offered in electrodiagnosis, ultrasonography, and neuroanatomy.
As a Burke Rehabilitation resident, you’ll get a unique training experience. Our 150-bed free-standing hospital provides educational opportunities in five specialized units:
Residency Program Highlights
- Broad outpatient training experience at our newly renovated outpatient facility on the main campus of Burke Rehabilitation including general rehabilitation, pain, pediatrics, sports, spasticity, Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Electromyography, interventional procedures, joint injections, ultrasound, and much more.
- Clinical rotations in varied training environments and settings at Montefiore Medical Center and Jacobi Medical Center located in Bronx, NY.
- Specialty clinics in pain, pediatric rehabilitation, orthopedics, and sports medicine in Westchester County.
- Faculty and senior mentors provide support and guidance in training and career development.
- Residents are evaluated and given feedback on each rotation, and semiannually by GME leadership.
- Residents have protected time, free from clinical duties and pages, every Wednesday morning.
Mission and Values
The Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program seeks to attract exceptional medical students by maintaining a strong reputation and aligning our educational program with residents’ interests and goals.
Our mission includes:
- Pursuing the highest standards in medical and physiatry education
- Training the next generation of leaders in physiatry
- Sharing this knowledge and skill with our colleagues, residents, students, patients and the community we serve
Academic and Scholarly Activities
- Residents perform research and quality improvement projects with guidance and support from our staff.
- Residents present at national and regional conferences throughout their time in residency.
- Residents attend monthly Grand Rounds featuring a variety of speakers from Burke and other institutions. Topics focus on exciting innovations in the field of rehabilitation medicine.
- Residents participate in sports coverage for local high schools, major sporting events such as the NYC Marathon, and our adaptive sports program.
Housing and Living in the New York Region
- Residents enjoy the opportunity for on-campus housing, if available.
- Burke leadership prioritizes the wellness of residents and fellows as one of its highest priorities. Residents and fellows receive a generous benefits package.
- Westchester County has something for everyone, including restaurants, recreational activities, and cultural events. White Plains is also a short train ride to New York City’s five boroughs.
A Message From the Program Director
Welcome to the Burke PM&R Residency Program website!
I am excited to introduce our program to you. I hope you learn about our fantastic residents, faculties, curriculum, and more by exploring our site. There are many critical issues for healthcare and our society to achieve. Aging with minimal disabilities and chronic disease management are just a few. These issues require high-functioning teams, setting clear goals, and focusing on what matters to the patients. The field of Physiatry has been a leader of medical specialties in implementing patient and family-centeredness, goal-oriented, and interdisciplinary team approach in our service. It is the prime time for you to become a physiatrist who will make our patients, community, and country healthy!
Our program is designed to develop well-rounded trainees competent and confident in PM&R-specific knowledge and skills. In addition, our training program emphasizes the trainees to Think Big and build a career that will benefit the population and society. Our faculties are excellent teachers and dedicated clinicians exemplary in this regard. Our residents are the highlights of our program – a closely-knit group of enthusiastic, caring, and fun individuals. Our graduates have been consistently accepted to the top fellowship programs of all subspecialties and continue to be successful as independent practitioners in academic centers or private practices. Our alums keep in touch with each other and the program, maintaining the lifelong bonds cultivated during training.
As Program Director, I devote myself to creating an environment where trainees learn, progress, and fully realize their potential. We always welcome innovative ideas for effective and efficient learning. (There is no “bad” idea.)
I look forward to meeting students ready to take a professional journey to be physiatrists who will make a difference in patients’ lives and their communities.
With warm regards,
Haris Choudry, MD, MPH
Program Director, PM&R Residency
Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
