Residency

The PM&R Residency Program at the University of Utah provides many outstanding training opportunities, which are highlighted below. Our Level I Trauma Centers at both the University Hospital and Primary Children’s Hospital provide the resident with an exceptional clinical experience managing patients with a broad range of injuries. Strong relationships between PM&R and acute care programs, such as trauma, orthopedics, and neurosurgery, allow for continuity of care and early involvement of rehabilitation medicine.

Tertiary care referral centers at the University of Utah Hospital, Primary Children’s Hospital, and the Huntsman Cancer Institute offer the resident exposure to rare conditions and challenge them to learn management of complex medical conditions.

Procedure training for diagnostic purposes, pain management, and spasticity management is performed by dedicated and trained physicians. There is a wealth of opportunity for the resident to gain hands-on experience with both office-based, US guided and fluoroscopically-guided procedures. Emphasis is placed on both competency in performing the procedures as well as the role of these procedures in comprehensive clinical management.

Balanced exposure to the entire scope of PM&R practice is achieved through a variety of inpatient, outpatient, and consultation rotations. Elective time is provided to allow the resident the ability to pursue particular areas of interest.

Training is conducted at several institutions, which provide the resident the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of systems and work with a number of attending faculty with diverse interests.

A strong, comprehensive didactic curriculum is designed to fully prepare the resident for board certification and promote life-long learning habits.