All positions are offered through the National Resident Matching Program. The curriculum includes rehabilitation topic reviews, journal clubs, case presentations, grand rounds and clinics offered at each institution. In addition, a citywide Research and Educational Consortium coordinates a monthly Brown Bag Symposium, prosthetic course, the anatomical dissection lab, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, the basic physiatric lecture series and the physiatric laboratory course. The consortium provides a wide variety of educational opportunities and includes the participation of residents from other Chicago residency programs. The faculty teaches a weekly course in basic physiatric sciences for PGY-2 residents every Friday morning.
Material includes all subspecialty areas of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
The course, taught by a physiatrist, emphasizes functional anatomy and its clinical applications in physical medicine and rehabilitation. PGY-2 residents are required to take a neuroanatomy review course, offered each spring. The course is taught by faculty members of the Rush University Department of Anatomy. The course employs computer graphics and clinical correlations from guest lectures. PGY-4 residents attend a weekly course on the practical aspects of physiatric practice.