Medical students and resident physicians utilize facilities at University Hospital in Newark; Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation in West Orange and Saddle Brook - as well as multiple free-standing ambulatory care centers; the Veterans Affairs Medical Centers in East Orange and Lyons; Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside; and Mountainside Hospital in Montclair.

University Hospital :

A Level I Trauma Center with physiatry consultation services on all brain-injured and spinal cord-injured patients and considerable electrodiagnosis exposure for residents. There are a variety of multidisciplinary specialty clinics (such as Neuromuscular Disease, Prosthetics & Orthotics, and Acquired Brain Injury).

Doctor's Office Complex (DOC) :

University Rehabilitation Associates practice location is in Suites 3100 and 3300 of the DOC. The outpatient rotation includes experience in the Center for Rehabilitation Services, a 9,000 square foot area in the new Doctors Office Center on the Newark campus with a heavy emphasis on acute musculoskeletal and neuromuscular problems, as well as exposure to axial and peripheral injections and electrodiagnosis.

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation :

Kessler is one of the largest comprehensive rehabilitation centers in the United States. It has over 240 licensed rehabilitation beds in fourprimary inpatient facilities. Accredited by both the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ( JCAHO ) and the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), the Kessler facilities serve as the primary inpatient training sites for PM&R residents.

Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation is ranked as one of the top two rehabilitation hospitals in the nation and best in the East by U.S. News & World Report.

Rotations where residents and medical students are placed include:

• Kesseler West with inpatient spinal cord injury (model system), traumatic brain injury, amputation and stroke services along with an outpatient musculoskeletal and electrodiagnosis service.

• Kesseler North with inpatient CVA / orthopedic, geriatric services along with outpatient musculoskeletal / neurology rehabilitation and hand services.

East Orange VA Medical Center :

This 600 bed general hospital has both a Rehabilitation Medicine Service and a Spinal Cord Injury Service. Approximately six to eight months of clinical rotations include a combination of consultative and primary inpatient care for cardiac rehabilitation, neurologic disorders (with extensive electrodiagnostic experience), and general medical/surgical disabilities services. There is also a spinal cord injury rotation and an extensive outpatient experience with dedicated injection clinics and training in musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Children's Specialized Hospital :

Children's Specialized Hospital in Mountainside, NJ, is a 60-bed pediatric facility with extensive inpatient and outpatient health care services. The two-month pediatric rotation includes extensive ambulatory exposure including pediatric electrodiagnosis.

Mountainside Hospital:

Mountainside Hospital is a 246-bed acute care facility in Montclair, NJ. This rotation reflects a private practice setting which includes general inpatient rehabilitation, consultations, outpatient services, and quality assurance.