PM&R Resource Links

The number of online resources related to PM&R continues to grow. This page links to Web sites containing useful and timely information.

• Foundations, Associations and Societies
• Government Resources
• Information for Medical Students
• Insurance Resource
• Medical Libraries, Journals, and Information
• Online Searches
• Rehabilitation Training Centers
• Practice Guidelines
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Web Site Accessibility Information

Foundations, Associations, and Societies

• Adaptive Sports Foundation

• American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM)
  

• American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM)

• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM)

• American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
  

• American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM)

• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR)
  

• American Cancer Society
  Literature on cancer, cancer grant information, and local chapters.

• American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

• American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM)

• American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
  Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all older adults. The Society is a not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals, research scientists, and other concerned individuals dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people.

• American Heart Association
  Informative content with extensive graphics.

• American Medical Association (AMA)
  Wealth of medical information including an online version of JAMA and the AMA's Physician Select.

• American Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)

• American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

• American Spinal Cord Injury Association (ASIA)

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  Association of American Medical Colleges' site contains detailed material on medical schools and teaching hospitals.

• Arthritis Foundation
  The mission of the Arthritis Foundation is to support research to find the cure for and prevention of arthritis and to improve the quality of life for those affected by arthritis. The Foundation has more than 150 local offices nationwide that offer information and community programs and services.

• Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP)
  Promotes the advancement of teaching and research in physical medicine and rehabilitation within an academic environment.

• The Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010
  The goal for the Bone and Joint Decade is to improve the health-related quality of life for people with musculoskeletal disorders throughout the world.  This initiative is supported by AAPM&R.

• Brain Injury Association of America (BIA)

• Brain Trauma Foundation

• Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
  Medical computing and communications.

• National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)

• North American Spine Society (NASS)

• OsteoArthritis Research Society International (OARSI)
  Promotes and encourages fundamental and applied research; disseminates the results of that research through appropriate actions in order to permit a better knowledge of osteoarthritis and of its treatment.

• Sociedad Mexicana de Medicina Fisica y Rehabilitacion, A.C. (SMMFR)

• United Spinal Association
  Previously National Spinal Cord Injury Association

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Government Resources

• CARF
  Web site of the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  In-depth site containing health information, data, and statistics.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

• Global Health Research
  Global health research is essential for advancing biomedical research and is an integral part of many research projects, programs and initiatives implemented by both the extramural and intramural divisions of the NIH.

• HealthFinder
  A gateway consumer health Web site with access to innumerable publications and other resources.

• The Joint Commission
  Web site of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

• MEDLINEplus
  Extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 500 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and dictionaries, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, current health news and links to thousands of clinical trials.

• MedSun (Medical Product Safety Network)
  This program is designed to improve our understanding of medical device use so that the FDA, healthcare facilities, clinicians and manufacturers can better address safety concerns. Over 350 health care facilities, primarily hospitals, participate in the MedSun network. The FDA wants to share what we know about medical device problems beyond the 350 MedSun sites to the broader health professional community. MedSun has a considerable amount of medical device and patient safety information including a monthly newsletter.

• National Center for Health Statistics
  The principal health statistics agency of the United States.

• National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NCMRR)

• National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)
  Government sponsor of disability research.

• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
  Represents every significant Library program, from medical history to biotechnology.

• PubMed
  The U.S. National Library of Medicine's huge online medical database.

• Social Security Disability Handbook
  Online version of the disability handbook and other social security materials.

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  Detailed information on Medicare, Medicaid and other HHS programs and services

• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Information for Medical Students

• AAPM&R Job and Fellowship Board

• American Medical Student Association (AMSA) 
  Today, AMSA is a student-governed, national organization with a membership of nearly 60,000 medical students, premedical students, interns, residents and practicing physicians from across the country committed to representing the concerns of physicians-in-training.

• Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)
  ERAS is a service that transmits residency applications and supporting credentials from medical schools to residency program directors using the Internet. 

• Medical student section of the AMA site 

• National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) 
  Detailed instructional guides to help you understand and navigate the Main Match and the Specialty Matches.

• ResidentWeb
  Information and resource for all residents and medical students.

• Additional Information for Internationally Trained Physicians

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Insurance Resource

• Treloar & Heisel
  Treloar & Heisel are professional association insurance administrators, including Disability Income, Business Overhead Expense, Life Insurance, Long Term Care, Disability Buy/Sell and Automobile/Homeowners.

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Medical Libraries, Journals and Information

• PM&R: The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation
  

• Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• Consortium for Spinal Cord Medicine
  Established by the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) to develop, produce, and disseminate evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the spinal cord medicine practice and consumer communities.

• Find a Fellowship Program created by AAPM&R
  Now available to all members is a searchable database with all fellowship programs open to PM&R candidates. This directory is the largest of its kind and dedicated solely to PM&R fellowships.

• Healio
  One of the Internet's largest medical indexing sites. Formerly Medical Matrix.
  
  
• MedBioWorld
  Resource with links to more than 30 journals related to PM&R. 

• New England Journal of Medicine
  Full-text of feature articles; some partial text and abstracts.

• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
  Searchable by symptom or disease, this site is a comprehensive source of on-line material on genetic disorders.

• Rehabilitation Research & Development
  Contains full text search of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD) and the Rehabilitation R&D Progress Reports (PR).

• StrokeNet
  NIH StrokeNet is dedicated to the promotion and support of clinical trials in medical rehabilitation research.

• The Traumatic Brain Injury National Data Center
  Coordinated system of neurotrauma and rehabilitation care including innovative research on all aspects of care for those who sustain traumatic brain injuries.

• Visible Human Project
  The National Library of Medicine's complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the male and female human body.

• World Health Organization
  Detailed information on infectious disease outbreaks and statistics.

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Online Searches

• Medscape
  Offers physician members free access to the World Wide Web and the ability to search abstracts online in thousands of medical journals in National Library of Medicine databases, including MEDLINE®.

• National Library of Medicine
  Free World Wide Web access to MEDLINE directly from the National Library of Medicine (NLM).

• PaperChase
  A service that provides access to MEDLINE and other medical databases.

• PubMed
  The U.S. National Library of Medicine's huge online medical database

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Rehabilitation Training Centers

• Mayo Clinic Research Training Grants
  Training grants page of the Mayo Clinic Web site.

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Practice Guidelines

• AAPM&R Practice Guidelines Section
  A listing of practice guidelines with links to online resources.

• AHRQ Guidelines
  Clinical practice guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research).

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Volunteer Opportunities 

Disaster and Emergency Volunteerism

• Humanitarian Efforts in the Middle East
  AAPM&R is deeply saddened for the suffering of thousands of people affected by the escalating violence in the Middle East. Recognizing the urgent need for patient rehabilitation care, AAPM&R urges its members who are interested to reach out to the humanitarian organizations that are working tirelessly to provide relief and aid. View a partial list of organizations and humanitarian groups.

• Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI)
  CIDI provides information and guidance in support of appropriate international disaster relief.

• Heart to Heart International
  Heart to Heart International is a global humanitarian organization that works to improve health and to respond to the needs of disaster victims worldwide. They offer a wide range of volunteer opportunities both domestically and internationally, including short- and long-term volunteering and service adventures.

Non-disaster Volunteer Opportunities

• International Medical Corps (IMC)
  IMC is a global humanitarian nonprofit organization dedicated to saving lives and relieving suffering through health care training and relief and development programs. Established in 1984 by volunteer doctors and nurses, IMC is a private, voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization.

• Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps
  Clinical practice guidelines from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research).

• Volunteers in Medicine (VIM)
  VIM's mission is to promote and guide the development of a national network of free clinics emphasizing the use of retired medical and lay volunteers to care for the "working uninsured" within a culture of caring so that everyone in a community has access to health care.

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Web Site Accessibility Information

• Microsoft Accessibility and Disabilities
  Timely information about uses of accessible products.

• WebABLE
  Directory for disability-related Web resources.

• Web Accessibility Initiative
  International effort to break down barriers for people with disabilities using the Web.

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Resources for International Medical Graduates Interested in PM&R

Internationally trained physicians who wish to pursue a PM&R residency in the United States or Canada should find the links below of use in finding general information about programs, requirements, testing, visas, etc. These links are intended as a resource and do not answer specific questions regarding individual PM&R program requirements, or medical school affiliations. Answers for more specific questions should be directed to either your school, or the school to which you wish to apply. Learn more.

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