The American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR) Mid-Year Meeting and Scientific Seminar took place in Atlantic City, New Jersey, between April 3 – 6, 2014 at the Revel Casino and Resort. Larkin Community Hospital’s PM&R Residency program had one of the largest turnouts, with 10 residents in attendance, along with their Program Director, Dr. Jose J. Diaz. They presented 5 scientific posters on a variety of topics, and several NSUCOM/LCH residents were elected to the Resident Council. We are proud to announce Larkin’s AOCPMR Resident Council members: Drs. Amir Mahajer, President; Jesse Hatgis, Vice-President; Jason Georgekutty, Website Chair, and Bruno Subbarao, Fellowship Liaison. Dr. Jeff Compas now represents Larkin as the AOCPMR Program Representative.  For more information, please contact Dr. Compas at jcompas@larkinhospital.com or visit AOCPMR.org. “I am happy that our residents actively participated in this AOCPMR Mid-Year Meeting. I congratulate everyone who presented a scientific poster in this meeting and all our residents who were elected for the resident council this year. At Larkin Community Hospital we strive to provide our residents with a well-rounded curriculum with emphasis on evidence–based patient care, comprehensive medical knowledge and the exploration of new research avenues for better patient outcomes,” commented Dr. Sirish Mulpura, Director of Clinical Research at Larkin Community Hospital.

Larkin Community Hospital’s Dr. Amir Mahajer, the current President of the AOCPMR Resident Council, interacting with an attendee in front of his poster at the meeting.

Residents Dr. Sandra Sandhu and Dr. Bruno Subbarao posing in front of their scientific poster at the AOCPMR poster presentation.

Larkin residents Dr. Cheryl Mejia and Dr. Ali Malik perform a demonstration for another attendee at the meeting. Here is a list of all the posters presented at the AOCPMR: Authors: Malik, A., Cairns, K.: Poster “Percutaneous Rupture of a Facet Joint Synovial Cyst using a Two-Needle Technique.” was accepted for presentation at American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atlantic City, NJ. April 3-6, 2014. Authors: Malik, A., Mahajer, A., Vargas, J.: Poster “Rehabilitation after Osteotendinous Repair of Traumatic Bilateral Quadriceps Tendon Rupture.” was accepted for presentation at American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atlantic City, NJ. April 3-6, 2014. Authors: Malik, A., Georgekutty, J., Vargas, J.: Poster “Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in a Patient with Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Study.” was accepted for presentation at American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atlantic City, NJ. April 3-6, 2014. Authors: Hatgis, J., Rosemary, D.: Poster “A Female Patient Presents with Mirror-image Pattern Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Feet “ was accepted for presentation at American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atlantic City, NJ. April 3-6, 2014. Authors: Sandhu, S., Subharao, B.: Poster “A 52 Year Old Female Patient who Presents with Repeated Cerebral Infarcts and Demyelinating Lesions in the Brain: A Practical Approach towards Rehabilitation Medicine” was accepted for presentation at American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Atlantic City, NJ. April 3-6, 2014.