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I started a PM&R interest group at school not too long ago to try to bring more exposure to medical students early on. I have organized physician panels, resident panels, even procedure nights so students can have a feel of what PM&R is. I even try to connect medical students with PM&R physicians to shadow. The up side is a lot more people know about PM&R now, the down side is a lot people still don't understand what physiatrists actually do even after shadowing and rotating. Any ideas on how to promote our field better?
As a student interested in PM&R, maybe I just don't see much of a value of inpatient pm&r docs that are one of the first two scenarios you listed. I have a good grasp of what the outpatient practice looks like for pm&r, but the inpatient practice is just so nebulous to me. If you don't mind elaborating, what prevents the pm&r doc from being replaced by an IM doc on the inpatient rehab unit? And can you give some examples of some "rehab-related issues" that you referred to?