Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Training Program OUR PROGRAM MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF RESIDENTS Strengths • A diverse patient population and multiple training sites Greetings! to see Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation practiced in a variety of settings. Thank you for your interest in the University of Washington Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (UW PM&R) Residency Training Program. • Our chairman, Dr. Peter Esselman, is a strong leader and is committed to resident education. We're proud to be part of this department and fortunate to participate in its great • Our program director, Dr. Jennifer Zumsteg, has a tradition. The department has a 50 year history and continues to grow and develop as passion for residency education. Her focus is on each one of the premier Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation departments in the country. resident getting the mentoring and educational As residents, we benefit from the excellent patient care practiced by our attendings, experiences they need to become excellent physiatrists. as well as learning from superb clinical and research faculty in a wide array of • Each resident is assigned a faculty advisor to assist rehabilitation sciences. them with career guidance, feedback, and mentoring. • The University of Washington's Department of PM&R at the UW enjoys strong ties with other subspecialties, including Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine is among the top 3 residency Orthopedics and Neurosurgery. We have many opportunities to work closely with programs in the United States, and the Department is these services, learn from them, and provide comprehensive care for our mutual consistently ranked in the top 5 by US News & World patients. Report. • We have some of the best and brightest residents in As a resident community we enjoy a number of regular social events together. From PM&R. Our residents have diverse backgrounds from frequent happy hours, a Whistler ski weekend, a 4th of July BBQ, holiday parties, and allopathic and osteopathic schools and some with prior beach bonfires, we are a close-knit and supportive group. We are proud to be a large program (8-11 residents per class) with a diverse group of residents: some are training in other fields. married, some single, some older, some younger, some with kids, some without. From our perspective, having smart, interesting, enthusiastic and personable residents is just one of the many great things about the UW PM&R program. We believe in supporting one another during challenging days but also celebrate each other’s achievements with enthusiasm. We are proud to be residents at the University of Washington and to share our residency training experience with you. Please feel free to contact us any time with questions! Or you can contact Karen Ennes in our program office at 206-685-0936 or [email protected]. Sincerely, Ben Carpenter, MD ([email protected]) Charles Kenyon, DO ([email protected]) 2020-2021 Chief Residents UW PM&R Residency DIDACTICS CLINICAL ROTATIONS Our academic curriculum is designed to create a Residents spend an average of 13 months in inpatient training, 7 months of physician who is well prepared to practice in any inpatient consultation, 12 months of outpatient clinics, and 4 months of area of rehabilitation medicine. electrodiagnostic training. • Regularly scheduled seminars and conferences that • Inpatient residents conduct the primary medical and rehabilitation management of 8-12 address a variety of special topics. These include grand patients. rounds, EMG conference, and musculoskeletal and • Consult residents assist with management and rehabilitation of hospitalized patients on sports medicine conference. other services and may attend EMG and outpatient clinics. • The didactic program is structured to cover all the • Special rotations, such as at private clinics, amputee rehabilitation, or cardiac pertinent basic sciences and clinical applications. rehabilitation include similar clinic and EMG duties. • Opportunities for research abound for the interested • In the PGY-3 or PGY-4 year, residents are assigned to electives such as EMGs, resident. musculoskeletal clinics, pain management, or research. • Our residents do extremely well on the self- • Residents take call from home 3-4 days at a time, with an average of 4-6 full weeks per assessment and board exams. They are highly year. competitive for fellowships and jobs following graduation. • Residents engage in a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound ROTATE THROUGH 4 MAJOR HOSPITALS WITH course in the PGY-4 year, with hands-on seminars to OUTSTANDING FACULTY learn imaging techniques. All hospitals are located in the Seattle area. By the end of three years, our residents are well prepared to care for a wide variety of patients. The faculty includes some of the top physiatrists in the country. They are a diverse group LIVING IN SEATTLE with cutting edge expertise and provide excellent teaching and supervision to the next generation of physiatrists. The Emerald City • Seattle is two cities in one: a vibrant metropolis University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) surrounded by abundant natural beauty. • A typical tertiary care center where we care for patients with transplants, cancer, • The City of Seattle's eclectic neighborhoods each have brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke, post-polio and joint replacements or other their own unique flavor and atmosphere, and offer orthopedic problems. The outpatient clinics add exposure in electrodiagnosis, multiple endless options for dining, shopping, artistic, and sclerosis, spasticity management, sports medicine, spine care, musculoskeletal cultural experiences. ultrasound and injections. • The city is surrounded by waterways, two mountain Harborview Medical Center (HMC) ranges and 3 national parks all of which provide • At HMC, we care for trauma patients and become very comfortable managing access to any outdoor recreational activity imaginable patients with acute spinal cord injury, brain injury, orthopedic trauma, stroke, and including camping and hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, burns. The outpatient clinics add exposure in electrodiagnosis, amputation, spasticity sailing, mountaineering, running, skiing etc. management, sports medicine, spine care, and injections. Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) • At SCH we care for patients with impairments due to cancer, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and other medical conditions. We have outpatient clinics for muscle and nerve disorders, arthrogryposis, spasticity management, and pediatric rehabilitation. Veteran’s Administration Puget Sound Health Care System (VAPSHCS) • The VA hospital has a large spinal cord injury unit, which admits patients with both acute injuries and chronic medical complications of spinal cord injuries. There is also a general medical rehabilitation unit with exposure to patients with amputations and strokes. The outpatient clinics add exposure in electrodiagnosis, multiple sclerosis, ALS, spine care, and injections. • Seattle offers over a dozen museums and several film festivals, and is home to MoPOP, Bumbershoot, and a vibrant music scene. Performing arts venues on and off campus offer dance, theater, and music. • In addition to our UW Huskies, Seattle is home to 7 professional sports teams, including the Seattle TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE VISIT OUR Seahawks, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Sounders. WEBSITE: https://www.uwpmr.guide/ Seattle Storm, Seattle Reign, Seattle Seawolves, and the new Seattle Kraken. August 6, 2020 Dear Prospective Residents and Fellows, Thank you for your interest in the University of Washington! We are proud to have 1520 residents and fellows participating in 118 ACGME‐accredited and 70+ non‐ ACGME accredited training programs across 300 training sites throughout the 5‐state Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI) region. We value their service and believe we provide some of the best clinical training in the world. As Designated Institutional Official, it is my job to ensure that our programs have the resources they need to support their curricula, faculty to create an excellent clinical learning environment and housestaff who are integrated into the quality and safety efforts of our hospitals and clinics. I am extremely proud of our training programs and the talented residents and fellows we attract to our beautiful region year after year. The University of Washington ACGME‐accredited residents and fellows are represented by a housestaff union ‐ the UW Housestaff Association (UWHA). Housestaff unions are not uncommon; in fact, others around the country include the University of Michigan, Boston University and the University of California at San Francisco. The first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the University of Washington and UWHA took effect on November 1, 2016 and expired on June 30, 2019. The second CBA was ratified in June 2020 and is effective through June 2022. This current contract provides UWHA members with a 2% salary increase each year of the contract, home call and travel stipends, professional development funding support, license reimbursement, a fully subsidized U‐PASS, and other financial benefits. The full contents of the contract can be found here: https://hr.uw.edu/labor/academic‐and‐student‐unions/uw‐ housestaff‐association/uwha‐contract. Additionally, the University offers supplementary benefits to residents and fellows, including: • Eligibility to contribute in the UW Retirement Program (UWRP) (https://hr.uw.edu/wp‐ content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits‐summary‐resident‐fellows‐202005‐.pdf)