EVER CONSIDERED PMR RESIDENCY ?

Whats PMR ? Stands for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ! And what are you called after you finish this residency ? A Physiatrist ...So What's a Physiatrist ? A physiatrist (fizz ee at' trist) is a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Physiatrists treat a wide range of problems from sore shoulders to spinal cord injuries.

Whoaaa ! Am I trying to confuse you here ? No --- Just showing you some light and go beyond thinking of the most common IMG Choices of IM, FP, Peds, Psych and Obg-Gyn. No a physiatrist does not make you a physical / occupational therapist - its very very clinical , academic and respectable with exciting fellowship options ranging such as musculoskeletal rehabilitation, pediatrics, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and sports medicine. I have an IMG friend who secured a fellowship in Spinal Pain Intervention at a prestigious university program. Pays are good too with the 50th Percentile base salaries in Houson, TX (as an example) hitting about 193,000 $ per annum - Compare this with that of Internal Medicine in the same area which rounds up to 154,000 $ per annum.

The only problem , however, as my pal tells me, might be the fact that most programs need IMG/FMG candidates to complete a year of intenrship / prelim year or transitional year and then move on to the full-fledged residency program.( For example, go through the FAQs section for IMGs on the Spaulding Rehabilitation PMR Residency Programs - which by the way sponsor H1b Visas too). But, visas are usually NOT sponsored for the Prelim year - which means you need to be self-sponsored on the Visa front for this one ! Second, PMR is bound to get tough in the coming years as this branch is one with good money and good smooth lifestyle ....so get thinking...

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