About Representation IN Rehab
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What We Do
We promote PM&R to underrepresented students in medicine
We increase access to opportunities in PM&R
We build community around a commitment to health equity
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Why We Do It
There is no PM&R organization devoted to solely discussing diversity, equity and inclusion.
Most medical schools do not have a PM&R residency program therefore students are not exposed to physiatry. Underrepresented students in medicine are most affected by this
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How We Do it
Resources - we have built and maintained an up-to-date application guide, away rotation guide, list of PM&R programs with funding for UIM students, mentorship program and more. We also have webinars and journal clubs.
People - we have an active Slack community, strong social media following and we connect in person at conferences and online
Jump IN!
2023-2024 Resident Leadership Team
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Roxana Garcia, MD MPH
Founder, Executive Director
Medical School: UCSF
Residency: Stanford
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Allison Wallingford, MD
Associate Director, Media Committee
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington
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Yue Meng, MD
Outreach Committee
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Stanford
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Quinn Howard, MD
Media Committee
Medical School: Howard University
Residency: UC Davis
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Alexandra Fry, MD
Research Committee
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Beaumont
2024-2025 student leadership team
After a competitive selection process, we have chosen our 2024-2025 student leadership team. The students below are continuing with us from the 2023-2024 team. We can’t wait for you to meet the newest members of the team.
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Caitlin Aguirre
Outreach Committee
School: UT Medical Branch
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Angela Ballesteros
Outreach Committee
School: TTUHSC SOM
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Stephen Chen
Outreach Committee
School: Drexel
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Lauren Clarke
Outreach Committee
School: Stanford
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Rhoda Hijazi
Outreach Committee
School: SHSU COM
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Maxwell Li
Outreach Committee
School: OUWB
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queenDenise Okeke
Outreach Committee
School: PCOM
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Josselyne Orbegoso
Outreach Committee
School: SHSU COM
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Tija Passley
Outreach Committee
School: NYITCOM AR
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Vince Song
Outreach Committee
School: Touro COM
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Zachary Abdo
Research Committee
School: LECOM
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Nicholas Bohannon
Research Committee
School: PCOM South Georgia
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Fatima Fontus
Research Committee
School: LSU New Orleans
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Luigi Gonzales
Research Committee
School: UC Irvine
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Matthew Joseph
Research Committee
School: University of North Texas Fort Worth
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Akinchita Kumar
Research Committee
School: LMU-DCOM
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Selena Lugosi
Research Committee
School: UT San Antonio
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Peter Nguyen
Research Committee
School: A.T. Still
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Sahil Patel
Research Committee
School: Nova Southeastern
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Zain Sattar
Research Committee
School: University of Illinois
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Tanvee Sinha
Research Committee
School: University of Alabama Birmingham
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Danyal Tahseen
Research Committee
School: SHSU COM
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Youshaa El-Abed
Mentorship Committee
School: Kansas City University
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Mengdong He
Mentorship Committee
School: UCLA
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Dianna Levin
Mentorship Committee
School: NSUKPCOM
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Swathi Mettela
Mentorship Committee
School: Penn State
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Kate reidy
Mentorship Committee
School: MSUCOM
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Ashley Thornton
Mentorship Committee
School: Albany
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Matthew Tan
Media Committee
School: Western University of Health Sciences
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Krisha Amin
Media Committee
School: University of South Alabama
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Jennifer Lee
Media Committee
School: Rutgers NJMS
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Brian Gutierrez
Media Committee
School: UQ-Ochsner
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Valencia Henry
Media Committee
School: VCOM
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Morgan Storino
Media Committee
School: Lewis Katz at Temple
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Karam Hamada
Media Committee
School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
History
Dr. Garcia at Stanford had the idea for this organization December 2021
She contacted Dr. Wallingford at UW. A team was assembled to support this mission
Representation in Rehab launched May 2022
2022-2023 Student Leadership Team
Research Committee Student Co-Chair
Midwestern University ’23
Rush University PM&R Residency
Outreach Committee Student Co-Chair
University of South Florida ’23
Baylor PM&R Residency
Media Committee Student Co-Chair
SUNY Downstate ’23
UPMC PM&R Residency
Media Committee, Website Manager
Burrell COM ’23
Gopher PM&R Residency
Founder, Executive Director
Stanford PM&R Residency
Outreach Committee
Stanford PM&R Residency
Associate Director
UW PM&R Residency
Mentorship Committee
Johns Hopkins SOM ’23
Jefferson PM&R Residency
Mentorship Committee
UT Houston McGovern ’23
UT Houston PM&R Residency
Mentorship Committee
Philadelphia COM ’23
Jefferson PM&R Residency
Mentorship Committee
UCLA SOM ’23
Stanford PM&R Residency
2022-2023 Resident Leadership Team
Research Committee
Texas Tech University SOM ’23
NM Marionjoy PM&R Residency
Research Committee
Kansas City University COM ’23
Schwab PM&R Residency
Touro University CA ’22
Honor Health PM&R Residency
Lauren Clarke, Outreach Committee
Stanford University SOM
Youshaa El-Abed, Mentorship Committee
Kansas City University COM
Research Committee
Beaumont PM&R Residency
Outreach Committee
Shirley Ryan PM&R Residency
Outreach Committee
Stanford PM&R Residency