American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AOCPMR) DMU chapter is a nationally recognized organization for osteopathic medical students interested in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, or PM&R. This field of medicine is centered on patients who have physical disabilities resulting from conditions affecting any system of the body; such as musculoskeletal injuries, stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, among others. Physicians in PM&R are called physiatrists, and the goal of physiatrists is to bring about an improvement in the quality of life in patients facing these conditions.