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Currently I'm choosing which med schools to apply to. PM&R is a specialty that I would like to get some exposure to so I can properly consider it as a possible career option. I'm going to consider everything, but since PM&R is less common in med schools curriculums it might require some extra planning to get exposure compared to psych/peds.
So I had a couple questions:
1) What would be the latest I could get clinical PM&R experience and still have time to make an educated decision about applying to residency?
2) Many schools w/o PMR residencies have electives labeled "Orthopedic Rehab" or "Neuro Rehab" that are offered by ortho or neuro departments. Would these type of courses be considered "PMR exposure"?
3) I know I could always do an away rotation, but wouldn't it be a little too late to wait until a 4th year away rotation to see if a field is for me?
4) Is there anything else I am missing here? (Like for example maybe med students get exposure to PMR during clinical years in ways I wouldn't expect as a Pre-Med researching schools).
So I had a couple questions:
1) What would be the latest I could get clinical PM&R experience and still have time to make an educated decision about applying to residency?
2) Many schools w/o PMR residencies have electives labeled "Orthopedic Rehab" or "Neuro Rehab" that are offered by ortho or neuro departments. Would these type of courses be considered "PMR exposure"?
3) I know I could always do an away rotation, but wouldn't it be a little too late to wait until a 4th year away rotation to see if a field is for me?
4) Is there anything else I am missing here? (Like for example maybe med students get exposure to PMR during clinical years in ways I wouldn't expect as a Pre-Med researching schools).