Q&A Video Conversations

AAPM&R is leading the advancement of physiatry’s impact throughout healthcare as aligned with YOUR vision for the specialty. We are focused on BOLDLY advancing the future of PM&R by positioning the specialty, and individual PM&R physicians, to thrive in the evolving healthcare environment.

Explore our monthly Q&A video series with AAPM&R President Dr. Steven Flanagan and members of our Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board, as he discusses the PM&R BOLD vision and the barriers our field needs to address to reach our BOLD goals.

Dr. Flanagan and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board Specialty Brand Expansion Committee Liaison Farah Hussain, MD, discuss what the Academy is doing to ensure the value of PM&R is widely known, efforts of our Specialty Brand Expansion (SBE) Committee and Dr. Flanagan’s advice for speaking with the media.  

• Part 1: AAPM&R’s Efforts to Share the Value of PM&R Physicians
• Part 2: Specialty Brand Expansion Committee’s Plans to Promote the PM&R Specialty
• Part 3: Advice for PM&R Physicians Speaking in Media Interviews

Dr. Flanagan and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board Nominating Committee Liaison Jason Kessler, MD discuss the need for PM&R physicians to strategically position themselves in more leadership roles throughout healthcare, Dr. Flanagan's advice for PM&R physicians, the Academy’s efforts to support leadership development and more! 

• Part 1: PM&R Visionaries Laying the Groundwork for Our Specialty
• Part 2: AAPM&R’s Efforts to Help Members Lead the Way
• Part 3: Advice for PM&R Physicians Who Are Interested in Leadership
• Part 4: Favorite Moments of Being AAPM&R President

Dr. Flanagan and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board Inclusion and Engagement Committee Liaison Onyinyechi Chidomere, MD discuss Dr. Flanagan’s philosophies for being an inclusive leader, the Academy’s diversity and inclusion plans and more.

• Part 1: Philosophies for Being an Inclusive Leader
• Part 2: AAPM&R’s Diversity and Inclusion Plans
• Part 3: PM&R is a Diverse Specialty
• Part 4: Diversity and Cooking Shows – Dr. Flanagan’s Top Recommendations

Dr. Flanagan and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board Vice President Alpha Anders, MD discuss the Academy’s Medical Education Committee focus areas, our evolving educational resources, the importance of volunteering and how his hobby of gardening mirrors his work in PM&R.

• Part 1: AAPM&R’s Medical Education Committee Focus Areas
• Part 2: AAPM&R’s Evolving Educational Resources
• Part 3: The Volunteering Evolution
• Part 4: PM&R and Gardening – Both Need a Thoughtful Approach

Dr. Flanagan and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board Past President Heidi Chen, MD discuss the Academy’s 2022 accomplishments, our future priorities, the 2023 Annual Assembly and more.

• Part 1: Defining the Specialty
• Part 2: Promoting the Value of the PM&R Specialty
• Part 3: Join Your Colleagues at the 2023 Annual Assembly

In this Q&A conversation, Dr. Flanagan and Physiatrist in Training (PHiT) Council Board President Maneesh Tiwari, MD discuss the Academy’s PM&R BOLD journey, how the Academy is leading to position the specialty for success in this evolving healthcare environment and why members need to get involved so that the Academy can continue advancing its vision.