Membership Benefits

Founded in 1938, AAPM&R is the largest and most innovative professional society exclusively serving the needs of more than 7,500 physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians in 37-plus countries. Strengthening your specialty… supporting your practice… serving your patients… AAPM&R works for you. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to help PM&R physicians meet new challenges and build successful practices.

Joining AAPM&R is a priceless investment in your personal and professional future. The Academy is dedicated to serving you. Your many membership benefits include:

Continuing Medical Education

The American Academy of PM&R offers its members and related medical professionals the specialty's finest and most relevant clinical and practice management continuing education programs. Click here to view the AcadeME site.

Members receive discounts for AAPM&R educational conferences and programs including the Annual Assembly, which offers cutting-edge educational sessions and scientific poster and oral paper presentations, as well as a large technical exhibition showcasing the latest PM&R products and services. We also offer self-directed CME programs including our popular Study Guide on our AcadeME site. Plus, interim courses and special conferences provide additional continuing education opportunities. No time to travel? Earn valuable CME through our online educational activities, or try our journal-based CME program.

www.aapmr.org

The AAPM&R Web site is your electronic link to Academy programs and services. The site’s extensive members only section features an online membership directory, an online job board, special legislative alerts, clinical pathways references, searchable cost-effectiveness bibliography database, and links to related organizations. Updated weekly, the site receives close to 3 million hits per month.

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Included with AAPM&R membership, the Archives is the pre-eminent scholarly journal in the field of PM&R. Published monthly, the Archives includes peer-reviewed original scientific contributions, review articles, and editorials, as well as special issues featuring clinically relevant information.

Special Interest Groups

The Academy’s 34 special interest groups (SIGs) provide opportunities to share knowledge and network with peers in areas of clinical and practice interest. 

Advocacy Initiatives

Aggressive AAPM&R legislative advocacy activities inform policymakers about issues affecting the health care and quality of life of people with disabilities. The Academy also maintains a strong Washington presence to help protect member interests in physician payment and regulatory issues.

AAPM&R Membership Directory and Resource Guide

AAPM&R helps you network with colleagues around the country or around the world. Locate key PM&R service suppliers using the Resource Guide section. Both are located in the Members Center section of the Academy’s Web site.

Specialty-Specific Marketing Tools

AAPM&R provides members with grassroots tools for assistance in local marketing efforts while building awareness and recognition of the specialty at a national level. Slide/script programs on the specialty in general as well as specific topics are available, and AAPM&R maintains a variety of other community outreach tools to meet your specific needs. Most programs are free-of-charge to members. Click here to visit the PM&R Marketing Tools page.

Practice Management Resources

The Academy’s popular Coding and Billing Workshop for physicians and staff offers up-to-date information and advice on reimbursement issues that affect the practice of PM&R. Special publications and articles on contract negotiations, managed care, marketing, medical record keeping, and practice management keep members updated on key practice issues.

Find a PM&R Physician

As a service to the general public, AAPM&R provides consumers with referrals to PM&R physicians in their geographic area. Consumers can access this referral service through the AAPM&R office or online via the Web site. Participation is open exclusively to Academy members as a benefit of membership.

Position Statements and White Papers

Members have access to more than 50 position statements and white papers that have been developed in response to specific legislative, regulatory, economic, and technological issues.

Practice Guidelines

AAPM&R has broadened its involvement in practice guideline activities to assure high quality of care for patients. Guidelines endorsed by the Academy are useful tools for members in improving their clinical practice and managing complex medical issues.

The Physiatrist

Published 10 times each year, our newsletter updates you on Academy activities and programs, legislative actions, practice and socioeconomic issues, educational courses, and specialty developments. The newsletter also features classified advertising for employment opportunities.

Member Discounts on Patient and Professional Education Resources

Designed by physiatrists for physiatrists, the Academy’s attractive educational brochures provide consumers and health care professionals with the facts they need to make informed decisions about PM&R services. These brochures are regularly updated to meet your needs.

Unmatched Member Services

From educational courses and marketing tools, from Web sites to insurance products, AAPM&R provides a broad array of services to meet the individualized needs of its diverse membership. The Academy exists to serve its members, and the professional staff, headquartered in Chicago, can assist with questions on a variety of practice issues. Courteous, friendly assistance is just a phone call (or e-mail) away.

Become A Member

AAPM&R also offers special benefits for residents and medical students.

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