Strengthening Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Departmental Research: Insights From the Association of Academic Physiatrists Research Consulting Program

Qing Mei Wang; Stephen Lencioni; Thiru Annaswamy; Allison Bean; Justin Huber; Dinesh Kumbhare; Sheng Li; Sabrina Paganoni; John-Ross Rizzo; Paul Scholten; Stacy Suskauer; Randel Swanson; Amy Schnappinger; John Whyte; W. David Arnold

Strengthening Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Departmental Research: Insights From the Association of Academic Physiatrists Research Consulting Program

Abstract – Clinical and translational research is important for health care and the growth of medical specialties. Physical medicine and rehabilitation offers many opportunities for research, but research growth in physical medicine and rehabilitation is lacking, and research resources and productivity vary across academic physical medicine and rehabilitation departments across North America. The Physiatric Research Consulting Program was developed by the Association of Academic Physiatrists to provide customized recommendations to enhance research capacity and productivity in physical medicine and rehabilitation departments. This report outlines the three components of the Physiatric Research Consulting Program, including a previsit needs assessment, an in-person visit, and a postvisit follow-up final report. The report also provides a qualitative assessment of the impact of the Physiatric Research Consulting Program, with general themes of feedback, site visit evaluations, and final report evaluations. The Physiatric Research Consulting Program was found to be valuable in identifying gaps and needs for physical medicine and rehabilitation departments, providing outside perspectives, and energizing faculty toward research growth in their departments.

This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. The published version of record [Strengthening Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Departmental Research: Insights From the Association of Academic Physiatrists Research Consulting Program. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 104, 12 p1186-1189 (2025)] is available online at: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002769.

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Work Title	Strengthening Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Departmental Research: Insights From the Association of Academic Physiatrists Research Consulting Program
Access	Open Access
Creators	Qing Mei Wang Stephen Lencioni Thiru Annaswamy Allison Bean Justin Huber Dinesh Kumbhare Sheng Li Sabrina Paganoni John-Ross Rizzo Paul Scholten Stacy Suskauer Randel Swanson Amy Schnappinger John Whyte W. David Arnold
Keyword	Research Consulting Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Research Development
License	In Copyright (Rights Reserved)
Work Type	Article
Publisher	American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Publication Date	December 2025
Publisher Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002769
Deposited	June 08, 2026

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