Medical Student Clerkship
PM&R Medical Student Clerkship at Carolinas Rehabilitation
Carolinas Rehabilitation is one of the premier rehabilitation institutes in the nation and provides tertiary-referral acute rehabilitation for adults and children. The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) offers a 4-week rotation courses designed for fourth year medical students seeking comprehensive exposure to PM&R as follows:
- 4AIM 520 – 4-week rotation consisting of inpatient and outpatient educational experiences in General Rehabilitation with each week spent with brain injury, spinal cord injury, strokes and pediatrics rotation.
The following four-week courses are offered after completing the required general PM&R rotation:
- 4AIM 521 – Brain Injury
- 4AIM 522 – Pediatrics
- 4AIM 523 – Spinal Cord Injury.
All applications are processed through Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) website. The Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) is an AAMC application designed specifically for students enrolled in their final year of medical schools to apply for senior electives at US medical schools and teaching hospitals. The course catalog is located under Wake Forest School of Medicine - Wake Forest - Charlotte.
Application Requirements - Prospective medical students must secure access from home school or medical institution to log into VSLO. Application documents below must be submitted through VSLO only:
- CV
- Complete Transcript
- Statement of Interest in PM&R
Housing - Invited in-state applicants are eligible for AHEC housing. Prospective students must seek private sources for housing if all spaces are filled or if visiting from an out-of-state institution.
International School - Due to limited space and capacity, we are unable to accept applications from students of international medical schools or other non-LCME accredited medical schools.
Interview for Residency - Acceptance to a 4th year rotation does not guarantee an interview for residency.
For questions regarding this opportunity, please contact:
Lorena Ostrea
Medical Student Coordinator
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
1100 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28203
Email: Lorena Ostrea
Visiting Medical Student Scholarship Program
At Atrium Health, our mission to improve health, elevate hope, and advance healing for all guides everything we do. As part of our commitment to creating an enriching learning environment, we are proud to offer an educational scholarship program that helps visiting (VSLO) 4th-year medical students offset a portion of the expenses associated with completing an away rotation in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) at Carolinas Rehabilitation, outside of their home institution.
Eligibility: Candidates must be a fourth-year medical student in good standing with a competitive application for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency.
Expectations: Scholarship recipients must complete a 4-week rotation with Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Carolinas Rehabilitation.
How to apply: After confirmed acceptance for a rotation at Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation through VSLO under the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, email Lorena Ostrea with your CV, a statement on how your background should be considered for the scholarship and your interest in Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation PM&R Residency Program. Complete your scholarship application by answering the questions on this link: AH MD-Y4 Scholarship Application
Medical Student Scholarship application is optional and is not required to be accepted for a 4th year rotation.
Medical Student Research Mentorship Program
The Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Carolinas Medical Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation invites motivated 3rd and 4th year medical students to participate and experience our virtual medical student research mentorship program (MSRMP). Student Mentees in this program will be paired with residents and faculty mentors to collaborate on a case report that will be submitted for poster presentation at the Association of Academic Physiatrist (AAP) Annual Meeting. RRegular virtual sessions are scheduled to impart knowledge and experience on how to write-up an abstract of a case report and following acceptance from the AAP, and put together the poster presentation to be presented at the meeting. The program will not lead to course credit, but a certificate of completion will be given.
Application for CMC/CR-PM&R MSRMP for academic year 2026-2027 opens on April 1, 2026. Interested applicants must complete the application by May 3, 2026 (11:59 p.m. EST):
Requirements:
1. All participants will need to complete the Collaborative Institutional Training (CITI) Program training program to maintain compliance with the Atrium Health Institutional Review Board (IRB). *** CITI Program training is offered at most educational institutions. The following CITI Training certificates must be submitted prior to starting the program:
a. Biomedical OR Social and Behavioral Research
b. Conflict of Interest
c. Good Clinical Practice
2. Once accepted, successful applicants must fulfill the following expectations of the program:
- Participate in all educational sessions
- Submit a case report to AAP and,
- If/when the abstract is accepted by the AAP program committee:
- Create the poster using the Carolinas Medicine Center/Carolinas Rehabilitation template
- Attend the AAP conference to present the poster
3. Carolinas Rehabilitation will cover the cost of the poster printing, but the cost of conference attendance will be the responsibility of the applicant.
Additional Information:
Accepted students will be notified by email on or before June 16, 2026. Please contact Lorena Ostrea at Lorena.Ostrea@Advocatehealth.org for any questions.
