Physician; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP)

This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program approval, award amount (up to $200,000), and eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.

Former EDRP participants are ineligible to apply.

The PMR physician must demonstrate a professional knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of theories, principles, and methodologies of PMR practice to a wide range of populations to include amputation, spinal cord injuries, neurological disease and musculoskeletal disease. The incumbent must have working knowledge of inpatient and outpatient services offered by PMR to include occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, alternative medicine, and rehabilitation nursing care and will provide knowledge and guidance to those disciplines as necessary.

The incumbent is responsible for integrating the core values and mission of the Service into the rehabilitation process.

The PMR physician diagnoses, treats and assists in the prevention of a wide variety of medical conditions as outlined below.

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