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David C Morgenroth1, Tiffany Knowlton, Susan Apkon
1From the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (DCM); Rehabilitation Care Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington (DCM); Association of Academic Physiatrists, Owing Mills, Maryland (TK); Department of PM&R, Children's Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado (SA); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts (CAB); Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada (ASB); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (CCV); Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico (WF); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (SLH); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois (PJ); Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas (PAL); H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas (PAL); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York (AM); University of California, Irvine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Orange, California (D. Perret); University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Birmingham, Alabama (D. Powell); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota (MP); Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee (WER); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical System, Nashville, Tennessee (WER); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (GS); UPMC Rehabilitation Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (GS); Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas (MV-G); and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (PAC).
An environmental scan identified key trends, challenges, and opportunities in academic physiatry. This strategic assessment offers a roadmap for the field
Area of Science:
- Physiatry, also known as physical medicine and rehabilitation, physical and rehabilitation medicine, and rehabilitation medicine.
Background:
- Environmental scans are crucial for understanding internal and external factors influencing an organization or field.
- The Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) convened a diverse strategic planning group in 2020 to conduct an environmental scan.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess forces, trends, challenges, and opportunities impacting the AAP and the broader field of academic physiatry.
- To provide a strategic roadmap for the field's future success in evolving healthcare systems.
Main Methods:
- A comprehensive environmental scan was conducted by a strategic planning group representing diverse physiatrists.
- Analysis focused on five key themes: Macro/Societal Trends, Technological Advancements, Diversity and Global Outreach, Economy, and Education/Learning Environment.
Main Results:
- Identified critical trends and forces shaping academic physiatry.
- Highlighted challenges and opportunities across societal, technological, diversity, economic, and educational domains.
Conclusions:
- The findings offer a strategic framework for academic physiatry to navigate and thrive in complex healthcare landscapes.
- Recommendations guide future actions for the AAP and the field to adapt to evolving healthcare systems in the US and globally.
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