Clinical Rotations and Call Schedule

The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers a wide variety of educational opportunities throughout training. The rotations are purposefully equally balanced between Outpatient / Inpatient and Neurorehabilitation / MSK. In addition, we have maximized the number of electives to allow PGY3 residents to complete Audition Electives in pursuit of a fellowship and PGY4s to round out their education as they prepare for their unique post-residency careers.

Inpatient Calls have been spread out throughout residency to limit burnout and promote wellness amongst the residents. We have found that having our senior residents complete call not only reduced the burden for the junior resident but also provides them with an opportunity to teach back to the Junior residents on ways they could improve their patient care, reduce overnight pages, etc.

Clinical Rotation Schedule
PGy1
PGY-1
  • 5 Months General Medical Floors (GMF)
  • 1 Month of GMF Night Float
  • 1 Month of Radiology 
  • 1 Month of Neurology
  • 1 Month of Rheumatology 
  • 2 Months of Internal Medicine Electives (i.e. GI, Pulmonology, Cardiology)
  • 1 Month of Inpatient PM&R 
PGY2
PGY-2 Year
  • 6 Months of Inpatient Rehabilitation at Rush Specialty Hospital (RSH)
  • 2 Months of Inpatient Consults at Rush University Medical Center
  • 2 Months of Inpatient Spinal Cord Rehabilitation at Hines VA
  • 2 Months of Inpatient Trauma Consults and Outpatient MSK at Cook County Hospital
PGY3
PGY-3 Year
  • 2 Months as Senior Resident at Rush Specialty Hospital (RSH) and Neurorehabilitation Clinics
  • 2 Months of Outpatient Neurorehabilitation, MSK, and EMG Clinics at Rush Oak Park Hospital (ROPH)
  • 1 Month of Inpatient Consults at Rush University Medical Center
  • 1 Month of Inpatient Spinal Cord Rehabilitation at Hines VA
  • 1 Month of Inpatient & Outpatient Pediatrics at Shriner’s Hospital and Rush University Medical Center Clinics
  • 2 Months of EMG
  • 1 Month of Elective 
  • 1 Month of Elective or Sports Selective
  • 1 Month of Elective or Pain Medicine 

Note: residents have the option of selecting three electives during PGY3 year or completing requirement for graduation and deferring electives to their PGY-4 year

PGy4
PGY-4 Year
  • 1 Months as Senior Resident at Rush Specialty Hospital (RSH) and Neurorehabilitation Clinics
  • 1 Month of Inpatient Trauma Consults and Outpatient MSK at Cook County Hospital
  • 1 Month of Outpatient Pediatrics at Shriner’s Hospital and Rush University Medical Center Clinics
  • 1 Month of O&P
  • 4 Months of EMG
  • 1 Month of Cancer Rehabilitation 
  • 1 Month of Elective
  • 1 Month of Elective or Sports Selective (if not completed PGY3 year)
  • 1 Month of Elective or Pain (if not completed PGY3 year)
Clinical Elective Opportunities
Experience Description / Faculty
Cancer Rehabilitation Dr. Obada Obaisi at RUSH University Medical Center
Comprehensive non-interventional Pain Dr. James Gruft in Oak Brook, IL
Interventional Spine

Elmhurst Hospital (Dr. Frank, Dr. Couri, Dr. Patel, Dr. Behar)

Midwest Orthopedics

RUSH University (Dr. Wu, Dr. Dua)
Lifestyle Medicine
Dr. Courtney Stefanski at RUSH University Medical Center
MSK Medicine (including ultrasound guided injections)
Dr. Steve Clar at Cook County Hospital
MSK, O&P, and Wheelchair Clinics
Dr. McCarthy at Cook County Hospital
Neurorehabilitation Clinic
(Including Botox, Orthotics, Peripheral Joint Injections, EMG)
 Dr. Bunzol, Dr. Appavu, Dr. Kasi, Dr. Stefanski, Dr. Sosa, Dr. Patton at RUSH University Medical Center
Occupational Health
Dr. Laluya
Pain Medicine
Dr. Ken Candido
Anesthesia Pain @ RUSH
Pelvic Floor / Women’s Health Dr. Sheila Dugan at RUSH University Medical Center
Sports Medicine
UIC (Dr. Nicola, Dr. Verma, Dr. El-Shammi)
Midwest Orthopedics (Dr. Ghannad, Dr. Weber)
Elmhurst Hospital (Dr. Behar, Dr. Patel)
University of Chicago (Dr. Hicks)
MSK Radiology 
Dr. John Ebersole at RUSH University Medical Center
RUSH Affiliated Clinics
ALS and Neuromuscular Medicine 
Endocrine Bone (Osteoporosis Clinic)
Multiple Sclerosis  
Movement Disorders
Rheumatology
Stroke Neurology  

 

Call Schedule

 

Details:

  • Residents are required to take inpatient call at Rush Rehabilitation throughout residency with decreasing requirement as they become senior residents. All of the calls are organized to the time when they are on the inpatient rotation itself
  • During the weekday, residents share responsibility of taking “Home Call” answering pages from home but never have to come into the hospital from home
  • On the weekend, residents provide 24 hour “In House” call on Saturday and 12 hour call on Sunday (Internal Medicine Moonlighter provides “In House” Call on Sunday Overnight).  The Saturday and Sunday calls are spaced in accordance to ACGME rule and our departmental wellness policies

Wellness: In the interest of our department Wellness Initiatives, the department has not only followed ACGME rules with duty hours but has also spread out the call to avoid having any issues with wellness. Residents who take overnight “Home Call” do not typically taken overnight “Home Call” for at least another 24 hours

 
Call Distribution per Year:
 
Weekday Overnight
(7am – 7pm)
“Home Call” Days
Saturday
24 hour
“In House” Call Days
Sunday
12 hour
“In House” Call Days
PGY2
35
7
7
PGY3
25
5
5
PGY4
5
1
1