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The American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) is the national medical specialty society in the United States for physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R). These physicians are called "physiatrists" or "rehabilitation physicians".
1939: The Society of Physical Therapy Physicians was formed, the forerunner of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). The Archives was designated as its official journal. 1945: The name of the journal became the Archives of Physical Medicine. The term "physical medicine" represented a change of emphasis from the ...
Physical medicine and rehabilitation encompasses a variety of clinical settings and patient populations. [citation needed]In hospital settings, physiatrists commonly treat patients who have had an amputation, spinal cord injury, stroke, traumatic brain injury, and other debilitating injuries or conditions.
Frank H. Krusen (June 26, 1898 – September 16, 1973) was an American physiatrist.He is regarded as a "founder" of the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.He founded the first Department of Rehabilitation at Temple Hospital in 1928.
This list of medical specialty colleges in the United States includes medical societies that represent board certified specialist physicians.The American Medical Association maintains a list of societies represented in its House of Delegates, while the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine maintains a list of osteopathic specialty colleges.
Elaine Louise Pico is an American pediatric physiatrist working in Northern California, who is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine (). [1] [2] Pico is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (), and is board certified by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and the ...
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The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) was established in 1947 as the certifying body for the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation under the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). [1]