Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Restoring function after stroke, injury, and amputation — a mix of inpatient rehabilitation, outpatient musculoskeletal care, and procedures.
Among the 31 specialties
Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.
- Training length
- Training length: 3 years. Longer than 4 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 18. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
- Interviews per position
- Interviews per position: 3.8×. More than 21 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 6. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
- Residents in training
- Residents in training: 2,083. More than 15 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 14. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
- Programs
- Programs: 116. More than 13 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 17. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
- States and territories
- States and territories: 36. More than 8 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 22. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
- Starting salary
- Starting salary: $67K. Higher than 11 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 16. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.
Every accredited program
Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.
116 programs across 36 states
Alabama1
16 positions
Arizona1
Scottsdale
12 positions
Arkansas1
16 positions
California8
9 positions
24 positions
Pomona
9 positions
21 positions
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center/VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles
26 positions
6 positions
15 positions
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento
14 positions
Colorado1
Aurora
18 positions
Connecticut2
16 positions
New Haven
16 positions
District of Columbia1
MedStar Health Georgetown University
Washington
24 positions
Florida11
Deerfield Beach
12 positions
6 positions
South Miami
24 positions
24 positions
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science/Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital (Jacksonville)
Jacksonville
6 positions
16 positions
12 positions
18 positions
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville
12 positions
24 positions
16 positions
Georgia1
18 positions
Illinois4
40 positions
18 positions
24 positions
15 positions
Indiana2
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
12 positions
Fort Wayne
8 positions
Kansas1
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City
12 positions
Kentucky2
28 positions
16 positions
Louisiana1
24 positions
Maryland3
Baltimore
24 positions
Bethesda
15 positions
Baltimore
12 positions
Massachusetts2
24 positions
Boston
18 positions
Michigan6
Taylor
20 positions
16 positions
15 positions
Grand Rapids
12 positions
Ann Arbor
18 positions
16 positions
Minnesota2
24 positions
Minneapolis
19 positions
Missouri2
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
12 positions
17 positions
Nebraska1
16 positions
Nevada1
18 positions
New Jersey3
15 positions
Mullica Hill
16 positions
27 positions
New Mexico1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque
28 positions
New York17
Albany
8 positions
White Plains
27 positions
Rockville Centre
9 positions
40 positions
32 positions
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow
13 positions
9 positions
24 positions
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York
36 positions
12 positions
Rochester
12 positions
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Port Jefferson
9 positions
24 positions
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse
24 positions
24 positions
Valhalla
16 positions
12 positions
North Carolina3
Charlotte
15 positions
20 positions
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill
16 positions
Ohio6
Cleveland
6 positions
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
24 positions
24 positions
12 positions
12 positions
Toledo
9 positions
Pennsylvania9
Bloomsburg
16 positions
24 positions
12 positions
21 positions
Philadelphia
30 positions
Wyomissing
16 positions
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia
22 positions
Pittsburgh
34 positions
28 positions
Puerto Rico2
San Juan
14 positions
VA Caribbean Healthcare System
San Juan
12 positions
South Carolina2
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Trident
North Charleston
6 positions
16 positions
Tennessee2
12 positions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville
16 positions
Texas8
Houston
24 positions
9 positions
24 positions
8 positions
6 positions
16 positions
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
San Antonio
32 positions
36 positions
Utah1
Salt Lake City
28 positions
Virginia3
Norfolk
11 positions
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
18 positions
18 positions
Washington2
24 positions
Seattle
31 positions
West Virginia1
West Virginia University School of Medicine
Morgantown
8 positions
Wisconsin2
21 positions
12 positions
What the sources report
Published by the bodies that collect them. Each figure carries the year it describes, which is not always the year it was published.
Measured over time
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered by Match year -2022–2026 · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered in the Main Residency Match
- 253positionsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered by Match year -: 2022, 180; 2023, 206; 2024, 219; 2025, 240; 2026, 253.NRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-2 positions offered by Match year -2022–2026 · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation advanced PGY-2 positions offered in the Main Residency Match
- 334positionsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-2 positions offered by Match year -: 2022, 338; 2023, 325; 2024, 336; 2025, 334; 2026, 334.NRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician-reserved positions offered by Match year -2022–2026 · Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (R) positions offered in the Main Residency Match
- 14positionsPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician-reserved positions offered by Match year -: 2022, 14; 2023, 23; 2024, 22; 2025, 11; 2026, 14.NRMP, 2026
Most recent reported
- ACGME-approved Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program-length formats - core pmr monthsACGME-accredited Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency programs
- 36monthsACGME, Requirements effective 2026-07-01
- ACGME-approved Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program-length formats - integrated total monthsACGME-accredited Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency programs
- 48monthsACGME, Requirements effective 2026-07-01
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ERAS program registration status - listed programsPrograms listed for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the official 2027 MyERAS program directory
- 115programsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ERAS program registration status - participatingPrograms listed for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the official 2027 MyERAS program directory
- 95programsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ERAS program registration status - unregisteredPrograms listed for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in the official 2027 MyERAS program directory
- 20programsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation program signals availableApplicants to participating Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency programs in the 2027 MyERAS season
- 20signalsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
- ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation roster
- 116programsACGME, 2026-2027
- Advanced Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation tracksPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation advanced tracks
- 73tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Categorical Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation tracksPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation categorical tracks
- 59tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- NRMP live directory track countPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation tracks linked to the current ACGME roster
- 147tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Reserved physician Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation tracksPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation reserved physician tracks
- 15tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered and filled - fill rate percentPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 100%NRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered and filled - filledPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 253positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered and filled - offeredPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 253positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions offered and filled - unfilledPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-2 positions offered and filled - fill rate percentPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation advanced PGY-2 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 100%NRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-2 positions offered and filled - filledPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation advanced PGY-2 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 334positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-2 positions offered and filled - offeredPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation advanced PGY-2 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 334positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PGY-2 positions offered and filled - unfilledPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation advanced PGY-2 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician-reserved positions offered and filled - fill rate percentPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (R) positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 100%NRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician-reserved positions offered and filled - filledPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (R) positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 14positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician-reserved positions offered and filled - offeredPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (R) positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 14positionsNRMP, 2026
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician-reserved positions offered and filled - unfilledPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician (R) positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0positionsNRMP, 2026
- USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Physical Medicine and RehabilitationConsenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (n=231)
- 248pointsNRMP, 2024
- USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Physical Medicine and RehabilitationConsenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (n=42)
- 236pointsNRMP, 2024
How each measure is made
- Training length
- Most common accredited length across programs in this specialty.
- Residents in training
- Total approved positions across all training years, summed across programs.
- Programs
- Accredited programs currently published in our directory.
- States and territories
- Distinct states with at least one published program.
- Starting salary
- Median first-year resident salary across programs. Resident pay, not attending pay.
- Interviews per position
- Median interviews a program conducts for each position it offers.