Association of Academic Physiatrists

In this episode, Dr. Vanodia discusses his unique path to PM&R and the role of a limb loss physician. He covers the importance of a multidisciplinary team as well as new technologies in the field.

In this episode of the Association of Academic Physiatry’s Career Chats, Luay Naji sits down with Dr. Tracy Friedlander. She is the Program Director of the Johns Hopkins PM&R Residency Program and we discuss her career in physiatry, leadership in medical education, and the evolving field of PM&R.

In this episode, we meet our co-hosts for the 2026-2027 year. Returning co-host Shreya Chalapalli, MS3 introduces Mary O'Rourke, MS3 to the pocket mentor podcast. The co-hosts share what interests them in PM&R and topics they plan to explore this year.
Links:
AAP Medical Student Resources: https://www.physiatry.org/resources/featured-resources/medical-student-education/

In this episode, medical student Kristen Schill interviews Dr. Stephanie Tow, a pediatric rehabilitation and sports medicine physician at the University of Colorado. Dr. Tow serves as the Head Team Physician for Team USA's Paralympic Swimming National Team and as a National Medical Classifier for U.S. Paralympics Swimming. Together, they discuss appropriate terminology surrounding adaptive sports, explain the Paralympic classification system, and explore how medical students can get involved in adaptive sports medicine.

Links:
Move United: moveunitedsport.org
AAP Medical Student Resources: physiatry.org/resources/featured-resources/medical-student-education/

AAP RFC Technology Subcouncil member Sanjana sat down with Laura Malmut to speak about the many hats she wears at MedStar/Georgetown— medically complex rehabilitation, resident and medical student education, and the frontiers of research she is most excited about within PM&R.