Elective Rotation Information
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital invites 4th year medical students from both allopathic (traditional) and osteopathic medical schools who are interested in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) to participate in elective rotations. The purpose of this elective is to familiarize the student with a broad-based physical medicine and rehabilitation service.
This elective will provide a fundamental knowledge of the principles of PM&R through patient care and didactic discussion. The student will have exposure to a broad range of adult patients (pediatric experience is available upon request) with acute and chronic musculoskeletal and neurological diseases. Both inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation will be covered. Such diagnoses as stroke, spinal cord injury, head injury, and orthopedic/musculoskeletal/amputee rehabilitation will be managed in a multidisciplinary setting.
The student will interact with the multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, which includes attending and resident physicians, physical and occupational therapists, speech and language pathologists, social workers, and rehabilitation nurse specialists. Students interact with all members of the rehabilitation team and observe in the therapy gyms a variety of specialized rehabilitation techniques. Students begin to develop the necessary skills to effectively manage the inpatient rehabilitation programs of persons recovering from a variety of illnesses. A didactics program is held weekly on Thursday which students are expected to attend in order to foster their medical education.
Rotation Supervisor: Dr. Noel Rao, Residency Program Director
Duration of rotation: Initial rotation 4 weeks (minimum rotation time is 2 weeks). Requests for additional weeks of rotation will be considered after initial rotation weeks are completed.
Time to report: 7:30 a.m.
Place to report: Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital, Main Entrance.
Report to Day Call Resident
Typical day: 7:30 am-4:30 p.m.
No weekend or on-call duty is required
Please complete the two forms linked below. Return via fax to 630-909-7291
Elective Rotation Application
Elective Confidentiality Statement
In addition to the application form, which must be completed for the elective, all Visiting Medical Students are Required to Submit the Following With Their Application:
A. Immunization Record certified by the applicant's medical school / health care facility for each of the following immunizations:
1. Tetanus-Diphtheria
2. M.M.R. (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
3. Polio
4. Tuberculosis - PPD skin test within the past 12-month period; if positive, provide date of chest x-ray and results or history of BCG vaccine or INH therapy.
5. Hepatitis B-completed series of three vaccinations
6. Chicken Pox (Varicella)
B. Proof of personal health insurance; and
C. Proof of professional liability insurance.
D. Proof of passing USMLE Step 1
The application must be submitted at least four (4) weeks prior to the elective date. Applications that do not contain the required items listed above will be returned as incomplete.
Student picture I.D. and white jacket are required in any clinical setting. If you do not bring the proper identification, you will be required to purchase identification from this institution. All visiting students are expected to comply with policies set by Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital and the Residency Program of Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital.
Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital is a freestanding rehabilitation hospital in the western suburbs and does not have the resources for student housing.
