Curriculum
Typical rotation schedule for 2 year fellowship:
First Year
Rotation Length
General Pediatric Inpatient 1 month
Inpatient/Consults Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) 5 months
Outpatient PRM 6 months
- General Rehabilitation
- Hospital Follow-Up Clinic
- CRS Limb Deficiency Clinic
- Brachial Plexus Clinic
- Mobile Neuromotor Clinic
- Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)Clinic
- Spasticity Clinic
- Spina Bifida Clinic
- Teen Transition Clinic
Second Year
Rotation Length
Inpatient/Consults Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) 6 months
Outpatient PRM and other pediatric subspecialty clinics 5 months
- Burn Clinic
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
Research 1 month
Typical rotation schedule for 1 year fellowship:
Rotation Length
Inpatient/Consults Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) 6 months
Outpatient PRM and other pediatric subspecialty clinics 5 months
- Burn Clinic
- Developmental Pediatrics
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Rheumatology
Research 1 month
Brachial Plexus, MDA, Spina Bifida, and Spasticity Clinic are multidisciplinary in nature
providing interaction with pediatric specialists from neurology, neurosurgery,
orthopedics, pulmonary, and urology. In addition, opportunities for further rotation with
these specialists are available in the second year of fellowship, or in the first year of a
one year fellowship.
Didactics/ Education
- PRM Lecture Series
- General Pediatrics Lecture Series
- Department of Pediatrics and Department of PM&R Grand Rounds
- PRM and PM&R Journal Club
Department of Pediatrics - http://main.uab.edu/peds/Templates/Inner.aspx?pid=118212
Pediatric Rehabiliation Medicine website - http://rehab.chsys.org