C. EMG Journal Club. The Department makes a concerted effort to bring outstanding visiting faculty in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to make presentations to our residents and staff. Richard W. Stow, Ph.D. Research Lectureship. In consultation with a faculty advisor, each resident should prepare either a poster or paper to present at a national meeting. Generally, the resident will assist with preparation of a manuscript suitable for submission to a peer-reviewed journal.
Financial help is provided for travel to present research papers.
Primary Areas of Research Clinical application of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation techniques, basic and clinical research in electrodiagnosis, CNS Injury, bone metabolism, human biomechanics and kinesiology, prosthetics and orthotics, and research in the phenomenon of disability. Gait Laboratory, directed by the Division of Orthopedic Surgery, is available to study locomotion in both adults and children during health as well as disease. F.Other campus laboratories such as ergonomics, spinal cord trauma, and biochemistry have also participated in individual resident and faculty projects. Richard W. Stow Library Partially supported by the Stow endowment, the library is centrally located in Dodd Hall. Principle textbooks and journal subscriptions are maintained.