Rehabilitation Medicine - Rehabilitation Medicine Specialty Training Program

Rehabilitation Physicians assess, direct and maintain the management of patients with ongoing needs to enable them to achieve their maximum function and quality of life. Rehabilitation medicine encompasses the complex problems of people of all ages with loss of function arising from injury or disease. It focuses on the structural and functional characteristics of people in relation to mobility, self-care and all other human activities, as well as the psychological responses and social consequences associated with loss of function and disability. An essential component of rehabilitation medicine is the ability to approach the patient as a whole and prioritise their treatment for successful outcomes. It aims to minimise disability, improve quality of life and prevent or delay reliance on institutional care. Rehabilitation medicine is team-based and interdisciplinary, and requires those choosing it to have a broad medical knowledge, experience in all medical specialties, excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate patients even when they are frustrated with their slow or minimal progress.

There are also research opportunities in rehabilitation medicine, including those available at the Rehabilitation Studies Unit at the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney see http://www.royalrehab.com.au/teaching.html#rnrdu

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