{"id":303,"date":"2015-10-02T00:31:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T04:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/?page_id=303"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:11:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T16:11:47","slug":"pmr-residency-training-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/pmr-residency-training-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Residency Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Residency Training Program<\/h2>\n<p>Our residency program offers two training pathways: a 3-year program beginning at the PGY2 level, and a 4-year program which integrates the first year of basic clinical training into the curriculum. The entire 14-position three- and four-year residency training program is fully accredited by the ACGME (Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1338 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2019\/09\/residencymeeting-1000x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2019\/09\/residencymeeting-1000x300.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2019\/09\/residencymeeting-1000x300-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2019\/09\/residencymeeting-1000x300-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2019\/09\/residencymeeting-1000x300-667x200.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Program Strengths<\/h2>\n<h5>Some of our residency program&#8217;s strengths include:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>commitment<\/strong> to training well rounded physiatrists who excel in all areas of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.<\/li>\n<li>Our <strong>Chairman<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/pmr-faculty\/robert-p-wilder-m-d-chair\/\">Dr. Robert Wilder<\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> who leads by example and is personally committed to resident education.<\/li>\n<li>Our Residency <strong>Program Director,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/pmr-faculty\/jeffrey-jenkins-md\/\">Dr. Jeffrey Jenkins<\/a>, a respected physician and educator. The recipient of numerous teaching awards, Dr. Jenkins was elected to the University of Virginia\u2019s Academy of Distinguished Educators in 2006. He also serves as Vice Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee here at UVA.<\/li>\n<li>The University of Virginia PM&amp;R <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/pmr-faculty\/\">faculty<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong> who collectively possess decades of experience and an unusual breadth of expertise. Faculty clinical and research interests cover essentially all aspects of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. These include, but are not limited to, Stroke Rehabilitation, Brain Injury Medicine, Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, Sports Medicine, Athletic Performance, Interventional and Non-interventional Pain Management, Electrodiagnosis, Neuromuscular Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Acupuncture.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>small size<\/strong> of the department (only 4 residents per year), which ensures a high faculty-to-trainee ratio and a tremendous amount of one-on-one teaching, learning, and mentoring.<\/li>\n<li>Extensive experience in <strong>Sports Medicine.<\/strong> Our residents and faculty provide medical coverage for local high school football games and several major distance running events throughout the year, including the Charlottesville Marathon. Two of our faculty serve on the UVA Athletic Department staff, affording our residents the opportunity to work with intercollegiate athletes as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-315\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/runnersinrace.jpg\" alt=\"runnersinrace\" width=\"325\" height=\"182\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Affiliation with the prestigious <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/\">University of Virginia School of Medicine<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-316\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/doctorlineup.jpg\" alt=\"doctorlineup\" width=\"486\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/doctorlineup.jpg 486w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/doctorlineup-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inpatient rehabilitation training in a freestanding rehabilitation hospital which is a joint venture between the University of Virginia and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uvahealthsouth.com\/\">Encompass<\/a> corporation<strong>.<\/strong> This training environment offers a true \u201c<strong>real world\u201d experience<\/strong> in rehabilitation medicine and an invaluable systems-based practice education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-317\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/healthsouthleft.jpg\" alt=\"healthsouthleft\" width=\"400\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/healthsouthleft.jpg 400w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/healthsouthleft-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A very generous <strong>salary and benefits<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/gme\/salary-benefits\/\">package<\/a>\u00a0offered by the University of Virginia to its resident physicians.<\/li>\n<li>Extensive training in <strong>Electrodiagnosis<\/strong>. Residents spend six months in the EMG lab. A typical resident performs three to four hundred studies during his\/her training, easily exceeding ACGME and ABEM requirements. UVA PM&amp;R residents have been among the highest scorers nationally on the AANEM Self-Assessment Examination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/dowtownpink.jpg\" alt=\"dowtownpink\" width=\"575\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/dowtownpink.jpg 1051w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/dowtownpink-300x76.jpg 300w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/dowtownpink-1024x259.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A great place in which to live and work.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/gme\/applicant-information\/charlottesville\/\">Charlottesville, Virginia<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 is highly ranked on almost any list of the best places to live in America. A college town in a beautiful and historical natural setting, Charlottesville offers recreational and cultural opportunities galore. It is the home of a physically and intellectually active population and the site of burgeoning art, music, and food scenes. Check out the Charlottesville <a href=\"http:\/\/www.charlottesville.org\/index.aspx?page=158\">accolades<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-319\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/downtownpicture2.jpg\" alt=\"downtownpicture2\" width=\"574\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/downtownpicture2.jpg 738w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/downtownpicture2-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>A group of highly qualified, bright, inquisitive, and well-rounded resident <a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/residency-program\/current-residents\/\">physicians!\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-320\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/residentsundertent.jpg\" alt=\"residentsundertent\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/residentsundertent.jpg 400w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/residentsundertent-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Please call [434] 243-5631\u00a0for<\/strong> <strong>more information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Email:<a href=\"mailto:PhysicalMed&amp;Rehab@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu\">PhysicalMed&amp;Rehab@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Georgia\">At the University of\u00a0Virginia<span style=\"color: black\"> Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, <\/span>we are committed to academic excellence and recognize that understanding\u00a0differences is essential to culturally competent education and health care. As our country becomes more\u00a0diverse and health care\u00a0disparities persist, we strive to ensure that the health care workforce that we train is prepared to lead, live and work effectively in such an environment.<\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #4e4e4e\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/diversity\/resources\/diversity-awards-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0563c1\"><u>https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/diversity\/resources\/diversity-awards-recognition\/<\/u><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-469 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/cvilleparkphoto.jpg\" alt=\"cvilleparkphoto\" width=\"760\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/cvilleparkphoto.jpg 760w, https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pmr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/187\/2015\/10\/cvilleparkphoto-300x95.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residency Training Program Our residency program offers two training pathways: a 3-year program beginning at the PGY2 level, and a 4-year program which integrates the first year of basic clinical training into the curriculum. 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