Pediatric Rehabilitation at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

-Why we chose Peds PM&R at CCHMC
-More specifics about our combined residency program
"​I chose UC/CCHMC for Peds PM&R because I knew I could get outstanding training in Pediatrics, PM&R, and Pediatric Rehabilitation. On top of that, I could tell that everyone cared about each other and that they would have my back. The faculty, residents, and coordinators were all people I knew I would enjoy working with, and I knew that I could learn a lot from them!"

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"Cincinnati Children's Hospital is consistently ranked one of the top pediatric hospitals in the nation. We take care of children from one block away and those who travel halfway across the world to be treated here, children with bread and butter pediatric complaints and those with the rarest of diseases. I knew that I would receive incredible training here. But, more than that, I knew that I was joining a family."
"I applied to residency at UC/CCHMC primarily due to the robust educational opportunities within pediatric rehabilitation at CCHMC. I chose to come here for residency because UC offered a strong and well-rounded program that would prepare me for whatever I wanted to do within PM&R. Even though I already knew I wanted to be a pediatric physiatrist, I wanted to make sure that I went to a program that would help me develop a solid foundation of PM&R knowledge -- and UC was a great fit for that."

"As cliche as it sounds, I came here for the people! The nurses, therapists, trainees (both residents and fellows in peds rehab), and attendings are a wonderful group of humans."
"At CCHMC, I really value the expertise, comradery, and commitment to excellence in our division -- among faculty, fellows and residents! I really feel like we are a family and everyone is there for each other -- to celebrate good things and to support during difficulties."
More Specifics about the Pediatric Rehab Triple Board Residency Program:

​One of only three triple board programs in the country, providing training and board eligibility in Pediatrics, PM&R, and Pediatric Rehab over a five-year residency. 

General Rotation Schedule: 
  • PGY1: 12 months of Pediatrics
  • PGY2-5: Mix of Pediatrics, adult PM&R, and Pediatric Rehabilitation. Amount of time spent in Pediatric Rehab increases each year, for a total of 12 months over the course of the residency program.  

Pediatrics rotations include: Hospital Medicine, Emergency Medicine, NICU, PICU, Primary Care, Neurology, Hematology/Oncology, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, and other subspecialties and electives.

Adult PM&R rotations include: Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation, Consults, Musculoskeletal Clinic, VA Clinic, Prosthetics and Orthotics, EMG. See Adult PM&R page for more details.

Pediatric Rehabilitation rotations include:
  • Inpatient: taking care of patients on our 12-bed unit or doing consults
  • Outpatient: seeing patients in a variety of clinics (* indicates a multidisciplinary clinic), such as:
    • General Rehabilitation
    • Cerebral Palsy Team*
    • Spinal Cord Injury
    • Brain Health and Wellness*
    • Spina Bifida*
    • Neuromuscular*
    • Infant Motor Evaluation Clinic*
    • Neuro-Oncology*
    • Sarcoma*
    • Brachial Plexus*
    • EMG
  • We develop a number of procedural skills throughout our pediatric rehabilitation training, including botulinum toxin injections, phenol nerve blocks, and baclofen pump management.
  • We also have two pediatric attendings certified in ultrasound.

Please see the CCHMC Website for more information: