Department Chairs Virtual Summit Series

AAPM&R’s Department Chairs Virtual Summit Series brings PM&R department chairs and equivalent PM&R division chiefs together to openly discuss the challenges they face and share strategies for success. We’d love for you to join the conversation!

This series will feature a curriculum of virtual events on targeted topics. All events in this series are invite-only and offered exclusively at no charge to PM&R department chairs and equivalent PM&R division chiefs who are AAPM&R members.

Please find our current Virtual Summit Series schedule below. This page will be updated with event information, so please check in for new details throughout the year!

Upcoming Summits

Our next event, Community & Connectivity in the time of COVID, is scheduled for Wednesday, June 29 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm Eastern/6:00 – 7:30 pm Central/4:00 – 5:30 pm Pacific. 

All sessions of the Virtual Summit Series are invite-only and will be offered exclusively and at no charge to all Department Chairs or their equivalent PM&R Division Chiefs that report up through another department. 

Acknowledging the important issue of physician wellness and burnout, we are focusing this session on ways to foster departmental engagement and connectivity after two years of a pandemic. We’ll touch on issues such as the effect of health system mergers on departmental culture, and the role of faculty meetings and mentoring programs as a means of connection.   Panelists include:

• Matthew Bartels, MD, MPH, FAAPMR – Montefiore Medical Center
• D.J. Kennedy, MD, FAAPMR – Vanderbilt University
• Susan McDowell, MD, FAAPMR – University of Kentucky
• James Sliwa, DO, FAAPMR – Shirley Ryan Ability Lab
• David Steinberg, MD, MMM, FAAPMR – University of Utah  
  
  

Summit Directors