Member May 2025

Dive into 30+ Sessions This Member May

Join us for our third annual Member May - an opportunity to bring our members together to enjoy free virtual education and networking all month long! 

We are excited to announce that once again Member May is growing with more sessions and opportunities to connect! There's something for everyone with 32 Member Community-led sessions and two PHiT Council Board-led sessions.

The Member May sessions are free to Academy members and hosted through AAPM&R's Online Learning Portal. Click the links below to register for a session.

The AAPM&R Member Communities are open to any Academy members. If you are an Academy member and interested in joining a community, click here to sign up for any member community. 

Member May 2025 Schedule

All times are in Central Time and each session is 75-minutes. Sessions will be recorded and made available on the Online Learning Portal.

Week 1

• Thursday, May 1 at 12:00pm (CT): Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Networking Session
  Pediatric Inpatient Rehabilitation Networking Event
   

Week 2

• Monday, May 5 at 6:00pm (CT): Central Nervous System Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Update on Medications for Patients with Brain Injury: Reviewing Best Practices Using a Case Study Approach
  
  
• Monday, May 5 at 7:30pm (CT): Hypermobility Syndrome Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Hope for Hypermobility Syndromes: Unraveling the Complexities of Diagnosis and Management
  
  
• Tuesday, May 6 at 6:00pm (CT): LatinX in Physiatry Networking Session
  MSK Care without Borders: Community-Based and International Approaches to Overcoming Access Limitations
  
  
• Tuesday, May 6 at 7:30pm (CT): Age-Friendly Care in Rehabilitation Networking Session
  Technology and Digital Health Use in Aging Population
  
  
• Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00pm (CT): Inpatient Rehabilitation Networking Session
  Fighting the Good Fight: Insights on Inpatient Rehabilitation Admission Changes
  
  
• Wednesday, May 7 at 7:30pm (CT): Running Medicine Networking Session
  Running Medicine: Challenging Case Conference
  
  
• Thursday, May 8 at 6:00pm (CT): Pediatric Rehabilitation Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Pediatric Rehab Medicine: Off the Beaten Path
  
  
• Thursday, May 8 at 7:30pm (CT): International Rehabilitation and Global Health Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Hot Topics in Global PM&R: Discussion and Networking for the IRGH Community
  

Week 3

• Monday, May 12 at 6:00pm (CT): Sports Medicine Current Fellows and Future Candidates 
  Networking Session
  Setting Up Your Sports Medicine Career for Success: Advice on Fellowship Applications and Preparing for Fellowship and Beyond
  
  
• Monday, May 12 at 7:30pm (CT): Spasticity Management Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Tips on Running a Spasticity Practice
  
   
• Tuesday, May 13 at 6:00pm (CT): Cancer Rehabilitation Medicine Networking Session
  Business Models of Cancer Rehabilitation Practices: A Sampling from Across the Nation
  
   
• Tuesday, May 13 at 7:30pm (CT): Adaptive Athletes and Sports Networking Session
  Building a Collegiate Adaptive Sports Program
   
• Wednesday, May 14 at 6:00pm (CT): Performing Arts Medicine Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  The Show Must Go On: Injury and Recovery in Performing Artists
  
   
• Wednesday, May 14 at 7:30pm (CT): Neuromuscular Medicine and EDX Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  PM&R in the Care of Individuals with Motor Neuron Diseases
  
   
• Thursday, May 15 at 6:00pm (CT): African American Physiatrists Networking Session
  Exploring the History and Impact of Black Physiatrists on the World of PM&R
  
  
• Thursday, May 15 at 7:30pm (CT): Innovation and Artificial Intelligence Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Smart Physiatry: How AI Can Enhance Your Practice

Week 4

• Monday, May 19 at 6:00pm (CT): Spinal Cord Injury Medicine & Neuromuscular EDX Networking Session
  Breathtaking Advances: Utility of Ultrasound in SCI Ventilator Management
  
   
• Monday, May 19 at 7:30pm (CT): Alternative Pain Medicine Networking Session
  Alternative Pain Medicine - May Networking Session
  
   
• Tuesday, May 20 at 6:00pm (CT): Spinal Cord Injury Medicine & Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Current Fellows & Future Candidates Networking Session
  Growing Pains: Transitioning individuals with Spinal Cord Disease from Pediatric to Adult Care
  
   
• Tuesday, May 20 at 7:30pm (CT): Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Directors' 
  Networking Session
  PRM Fellowship Directors' Business Meeting
  
   
• Wednesday, May 21 at 12:00pm (CT): Sports Medicine Networking Session
  Advances in Clinical Application of Extracorpal shockwave therapy (ESWT)
  
   
• Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00pm (CT): Regenerative Medicine Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Evidence-Based Assessment of Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Lumbar Spine Conditions
  
   
• Wednesday, May 21 at 7:30pm (CT): Pediatric Sports Medicine Networking Session
  Pediatric Sports Medicine Networking
  
   
• Thursday, May 22 at 12:00pm (CT): Kosher Physiatry Networking Session
  Navigating Early Career
  
   
• Thursday, May 22 at 6:00pm (CT): Research in Physiatry Networking Session
  Networking and Q&A: Research Opportunities for Physiatrists
  
   
• Thursday, May 22 at 7:30pm (CT): South Asian Physiatrists Networking Session
  SAPNA Member Community Meeting
  
   
• Friday, May 23 at 12:00pm (CT): Amputee/Limb Loss Restoration Rehabilitation Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  The field of Limb Loss, Difference, and Preservation Rehabilitation - Exploring Clinical, Education, Service, and Research Landscapes
  
   
   

Week 5

• Tuesday, May 27 at 6:30pm (CT): PHiT Council Board
  

  Match 2.0: Finding your Perfect Fellowship Fit

• Wednesday, May 28 at 6:30pm (CT): PHiT Council Board
  Match Made in Medicine: Your Guide to Residency Success

• Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 7:30pm (CT): Overhead Athlete Educational Session (1.25 CME)
  Evaluation and Management of Swimmer's Shoulder

Pre-recorded Session Available for Viewing

• Wellness and Work/Life Balance in Early Career
  
  • Led by the Early Career Physiatrists

Questions? Email membercommunity@aapmr.org or call (847) 737-6000.