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The didactic academic calendar runs from July to June each academic year and is prepared by the Academic Chief Resident. Didactics are conducted on Thursday afternoon from 12:15PM to 4:00PM. Didactics include core lectures, musculoskeletal, EMG and board review lectures.
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program
Didactic Lecture Schedule
July 2021 - Topic of the Month: Stroke
| Thursday, July 1st, 2021 | ||
| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Stroke Imaging | Katie Bailey, MD |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Ischemic Stroke | Faiza Humayun, MD |
| 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | Board Review | Matt Vassaur, MD |
| 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Journal Club | Maggy Zorc, DO |
| Thursday, July 8th, 2021 | ||
| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Brain Stem Resident lecture | PGY3’s |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Aphasia | Karyn Pingal, SLP |
| 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | EMG | Joe Standley, DO |
| 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Board Review | Matt Vassaur, MD |
| Thursday, July 15th, 2021 | ||
| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Stroke Syndromes | PGY-2’s |
| 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM | Hemorrhagic Stroke | Faiza Humayun, MD |
| 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | Board Review | Matt Vassaur, MD |
| 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | MSK Physical Exam | Chief Residents |
| Thursday, July 22nd 2021 | ||
| 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | Dysphagia | Karyn Pingal, SLP |
| 1:15 PM - 2:00PM | Board Review | Matt Vassaur, MD |
| 2:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Allergan Spasticity | Angela Maderow, PT |
| Thursday, July 29th, 2021 | ||
| 12:15 PM – 2:00 PM | VR/AR | Jamie Kaplan |
| 2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | EMG | Joseph Standley, DO |
| 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM | Brain Bowl | Matt Vassaur, MD |
One of the most important duties inherent in an educational program is the presentation of case reports and scientific data at Multidisciplinary Rounds and at a wide variety of meetings and conferences. Residents are expected to present during journal club, case of the month, and other venues depending on individual rotation.
National and in-service (course) examinations are annually administered and subsequently used as teaching tools in round-table review.
Scholarly activity is an important required component of a resident’s training. Faculty mentors are assigned/or chosen by each resident. During your course of training, you will meet routinely with your Program Director as well as your faculty mentor to review your progress and scholarly productivity.
During your residency, you will be required to submit abstracts to peer-reviewed journals, national and regional organized meetings, have a formal research presentation at a national or regional organized medical meeting or have a publication of an original article, book chapter or review article.
The program sponsors residents with accepted abstracts to national meeting such as the annual American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, annual American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) or the annual Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP).
