Physical Medicine + Rehabilitation Residency

Physical Medicine + Rehabilitation Residency Program
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Build your physiatry career with expert training at Tufts Medical Center’s PM+R residency

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program at Tufts Medical Center is a three-year Advanced, ACGME-accredited residency. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Physiatry) physicians preparing to become physiatrists receive exceptionally well-rounded training designed to equip them to enter either academic or clinical practice. We accept three candidates into the program each year through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).

One focus of our program is one-on-one training with experts across various clinical settings, each of which provides unique educational opportunities:

  • Tufts Medical Center
  • VA Boston Healthcare System
  • Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital
  • Boston Children's Hospital

Residents gain experience in various core subspecialties through rotations that include:

  • Stroke 
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Spinal cord injury
  • General acute inpatient rehabilitation
  • Spasticity management
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation
  • Interventional pain
  • General MSK & Ultrasound-guided procedures
  • Sports Medicine, adult and pediatric 
  • Electrodiagnostics
  • Neurology
  • Orthopaedics
  • Amputee medicine
  • Orthotics and prosthetics
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Nadia Zaman, DO
Program Director
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Silen Vo
Program Administrator, Educational Programs
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Division of Physical Medicine + Rehabilitation
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington St., Box 400
Boston, MA 02111
Why choose Tufts Physical Medicine + Rehabilitation Residency program
3
Accepted per year
Residents
5+
Across Boston
Clinical Training

Our residents train at some of the region’s most respected facilities, including Tufts Medical Center, VA Boston, Boston Children’s Hospital and Encompass Health. Each site offers unique patient populations and learning experiences that help build a strong, versatile skill set in rehabilitation medicine.

We keep our class size small to ensure every resident receives personalized attention. You’ll work one-on-one with leaders in physiatry who are committed to your growth as a clinician, educator and future leader in the field.

Whether you plan to pursue a clinical practice or an academic career, our program prepares you with comprehensive training in core areas like stroke, spinal cord injury, interventional pain and pediatric rehab. You’ll graduate with the confidence to take on any role in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

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