Department Chair, Dr. Gwen Sowa, hosted this year's annual meeting of the Association of Academic Physiatrists as the president of the Board of Trustees. The conference took place from May 24-28 in New Orleans, LA. PM&R's faculty and trainees presented during numerous sessions:
- Plenary Session: Dr. Gwen Sowa, moderator, "NIH Panel: The Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative"
- Dr. Wendy Helkowski, "ACGME Residency Review Committee (RRC) Updates"
- Drs. Kentaro Onishi and Allison Schroeder, Ultrasound Workshop
- Dr. Allison Bean, "Your First Job"
- Dr. Gwen Sowa, "Demystifying Compensation"
- Dr. Amanda Harrington, "Use of a Shared Mini-didactic Curriculum to Enhance Inpatient PM&R Rotations Across Multiple Institutions"
- Drs. Allison Bean and Fabrisia Ambrosio, "Regenerative Medicine Consultations"
- Drs. April Hyon (PGY-2), Merna Naji (PGY-3), and Kuntal Chowdhary (PGY-3), "Resident/Fellow Hot Topics Roundtable"
- Dr. Allison Bean, "Enchancing Evidence-Based Medicine Education within PMR"
- Dr. Gwen Sowa, "Women in Academic Physiatry"
- Drs. Allison Schroeder and April Hyon (PGY-2), "Mentorship: A Two-Way Street"
- Dr. April Hyon (PGY-2), "Billing & Coding Crash Course"
Dr. Kuntal Chowdhary (PGY-3) presented a paper entitled, "Coming of Age – An Investigation into the Impact of Aging on the Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Treatment in Osteoarthritis," during the Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training Program (RMSTP) Scientific Papers portion.
Dr. Allison Schroeder was recognized by the journal AJPM&R as an "Outstanding Reviewer."
