University of Cincinnati Medical Center-College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Cincinnati PM&R program is a four-year, university-based academic program (three categorical spots annually) built around a distinctive strength in pediatric rehabilitation, housing the largest Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation and pediatric rehabilitation training program in the country, alongside a combined five-year Pediatrics/PM&R track. Clinical training spans multiple sites - University of Cincinnati Medical Center, the Drake Center for inpatient brain injury/spinal cord/stroke rehabilitation, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, the VA Medical Center, and Christ Hospital for geriatric rehabilitation - giving residents breadth across adult, pediatric, and geriatric rehabilitation populations. Research is institutionally supported, with nearly $10 million in external funding across adult and pediatric rehabilitation and integration with the UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute, though the curriculum itself emphasizes clinical rotation breadth, a longitudinal continuity clinic, and a front-loaded call structure rather than mandatory scholarly output. The program's stated identity centers on close faculty-resident contact, a "family-like" collegial culture, and mentorship-driven education, with a clear institutional emphasis on pediatric rehabilitation as a specific area of distinction.