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The September 2010 issue of the Amercian Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation is now available at www.AJPMR.com. Highlights:
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Please keep in mind the following deadlines as another busy academic year kicks off:
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The AAP
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Call for Awards and Member at Large Nominations
Recognize Outstanding Colleagues
Do you know a colleague who deserves recognition for significant achievements and contributions to academic PM&R? Please take this opportunity to acknowledge outstanding colleagues and outstanding work. Do YOU deserve recognition? Have a colleague nominate you! Through identifying those who exemplify the very best in the field of academic Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, we honor the academician and advance the specialty.
The AAP Leadership Development and Recognition Committee would also like to invite members of the AAP to nominate members for Member at Large positions based on significant contributions to the field by virtue of teaching, research and scholarly publications; and dedicated service to the Association.
Nomination Instructions: Please fax submission to (410) 712-7101 or email them to: brensing@physiatry.org by November 19, 2010.
Include the following:
- Support letter that includes your name, the nominee's name and the title of the award or office position
- Nominee's Curriculum Vitae
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Medical Students with Disabilities: Challenges and Successes
Pat Foye, MD |
The AAP is sponsoring an interactive panel discussion at the AAMC Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on Saturday, November 6, 2010. The panel will include three participants, each with a physical disability, in various stages of their medical training. The presentation, moderated by Dr. Patrick Foye, will explore how medical schools can creatively accommodate students with physical and other disabilities, maximizing success for not only the students but also for the medical school as a whole....read more. |
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Now Accepting Applications for the 2011 Program for Academic Leadership
The AAP, under the leadership of Michael W. O'Dell, MD, is sponsoring the Program for Academic Leadership (PAL), a three-year program to develop academic leadership skills in junior PM&R faculty. The goal of PAL is to provide a basic administrative framework and skill set to promising physiatric academic faculty to enhance their leadership abilities within a department. Applications are due November 30, 2010. Visit the AAP website for details. |
Society of Directors of Research in Medical Education (SDRME) Call for Research Paper Proposals
The SDRME is interested in supporting the writing of review/synthesis papers that make a substantial contribution to advancing medical education practice, theory, or research. The grant will award up to $4,000 in total to the primary author. View proposal and submission guidelines. |
AJPMR.com Offers New Features:
- Number Times Cited: Each article will display the total number of times it was cited.
- Citing Articles: Each article will display a list of the articles that citied it with links where available. Every new citing article data will be retrieved and displayed on the source articles. Citing article data will appear on LWW journals going back to 1995.
- High Impact Articles: In the Most Popular Web Part, a new tab displaying a list of the journal's highest impact articles according to the ISI Hot Papers service. New high impact articles will appear every 2 months (according to the frequency that ISI calculates Hot Papers.) |
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Mark Zupan Pilot
MTV is developing a pilot for a potential new documentary series about young people who have recently suffered serious injuries and are rebuilding their lives. The subjects will work with Mark Zupan, quad rugby player and star of the movie "Murderball," who will offer his expert advice on how to move forward after a serious injury. MTV is looking for people between the ages of 16-28 who are recovering from a serious injury and would like to share their story on national TV. Please contact Caroline Gelb if you know someone who may be interested: 718.422.0704 x117 |
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USBJD Summer/Fall Newsletter Available
 Highlights: Board Maps Future for Decade initiative, Multidisciplinary Spine Guidelines by 2015, Nation Action Plan for Bone Health Moves Forward, Childhood Obesity and Musculoskeletal Health
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