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Medical Student Electives

Medical student interest in service to persons with severe disabilities has grown during recent years. The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation offers two- to four-week elective slots available throughout the year as well as a two-week mandatory clerkship for New Jersey Medical School 4th year students. A comprehensive study guideline is provided.

We currently offer numerous elective programs:

  • Acting Internship in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, a two- to four-week rotation at various locations which includes both didactic teaching and clinical introduction to the field of PM&R
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation, at Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, NJ
  • Research in PM&R, at University Hospital or Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
  • Sports Medicine, at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange and the Doctors Office Center in Newark
  • Geriatric Rehabilitation, at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in Saddle Brook
  • Spinal Cord Injury, at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange and University Hospital in Newark
  • Neuromuscular-Pulmonary Rehabilitation, at University Hospital in Newark
  • Brain Injury Rehabilitation, at Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in East Orange and University Hospital in Newark
  • Rehabilitation in Private Practice, at selected private physicians' offices

If you are currently in your junior or senior year of medical school and desire further information regarding an elective, please return to the previous page and select "NJMS Elective Catalog" beginning on page 107 (pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat), or contact the Registrar's Office at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School at (973) 972-4640 or the Department of PM&R at (973) 972-3606.

The Scholar Program

  • To find out more about the Scholar Program click here.

If you are currently in your junior or senior year of medical school and desire further information regarding an elective, please return to the previous page and select "NJMS Elective Catalog" beginning on page 107 (pdf file requiring Adobe Acrobat), or contact the Registrar's Office at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School at (973) 972-4640 or the Department of PM&R at (973) 972-3606.