University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

UNMC's PMR residency is housed within a university-based academic medical center that emphasizes interdisciplinary rehabilitation team leadership across the full physiatric scope - neuro/musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and other systemic disorders - in patients of all ages. The program sits within a large GME enterprise offering house officer research infrastructure (education research collaborative, QI/patient safety collaborative, an annual GME research symposium, and a dedicated GME research journal), signaling institutional expectation that residents engage in scholarly work beyond clinical duties. Cross-departmental opportunities such as the HEAL track indicate residents can pursue formal training in medical education and academic leadership alongside clinical rehabilitation training. The program values progressive clinical responsibility and coordination of interdisciplinary care rather than describing itself around procedural volume, subspecialty tracks, or named fellowship pipelines.