AAP E-Brief: 2011 Paper/Poster Schedule

The AAP received many excellent abstract submissions this year. Poster Grand Rounds and Scientific Paper Presentations have been selected and Poster Board Presentations have been scheduled.

Visit the AAP website to view 2011 Poster Grand Rounds, Scientific Paper and Poster Board Presentation schedules.

Please contact the AAP office at 410-712-7120 or brensing@physiatry.org if you have any trouble locating your abstract.

Presenting authors MUST register for the 2011 AAP Annual Meeting by February 8, 2011.

We would like to wish everyone the very best this holiday season and a very Happy New Year to you and your families.

Warm Regards,

The AAP

2011 AAP Annual Meeting Registration Now Open

Registration for the 2011 AAP Annual Meeting is open. Please review the links below for Annual Meeting details and registration options:

Preliminary Program

Annual Meeting Details

Online Registration

Download Registration Form

Book Hotel

NIH Offers Muscular Dystrophy Fellowships and Career Development Awards

NIAMS and NICHD will provide career development awards to promising clinically trained applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in basic, translational, and clinical research on the muscular dystrophies.

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award in Muscular Dystrophy Research (K23)

Mentored Clinical Scientist Reserach Career Development Award in Muscular Dystrophy Research (K08)

NIH Pathway to Independence Award in Muscular Dystrophy Research (K99/R00)

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships in Muscular Dystrophy Research (F32)

2011 Research Grant Applications Available

The Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation has posted the application forms and criteria for their 2011 research grant awards program

at www.foundationforpmr.org/NEW/grants.html. A third Richard S. Materson ERF New Investigator Research Grant has been added ($10,000 each), and the Scott F. Nadler PASSOR Musculoskeletal Research Grant has been increased to $30,000. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2011.

The Ossur Prosthetic/Orthotic Research Grant will be offered again in 2011, with an application deadline of October 15. The application form will be available in January.

For more information about the Foundation's Research Grants and Awards program, contact Phyllis J. Anderson, MA, Executive Director at panderson@foundationforpmr.org or call (847) 737-6062.

Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students

Call for Site Sponsors

The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) and the Foundation for PM&R are excited to announce the 2011 Rehabilitation Research Experience for Medical Students (RREMS). This program allows first year medical students to experience the rewards of scholarly research within the specialty of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation through an eight-week summer externship. Applications are now being solicited for both Medical Students and for Sponsor Institutions who are interested in hosting a student. Specific requirements are listed in the application forms. The deadline for sponsor sites to apply is March 11, 2011 and for Medical Students is April 15, 2011.

Visit the AAP website to download the Site Sponsor application, the Medical Student application and to view 2011 Site Sponsors.

Medical Students with Disabilities: Resources to Enhance Accessability

The AAMC has released a new publication that provides medical educators with resources to work with students who have disabilities. The book reflects a more current view of what constitutes a disability and provides practical guidance on how to assist medical students from admission to graduation.

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