About Representation IN Rehab

What We Do

We promote PM&R to underrepresented students in medicine
We increase access to opportunities in PM&R
We build community around a commitment to health equity
Why We Do It

There is no PM&R organization devoted to solely discussing diversity, equity and inclusion.
Most medical schools do not have a PM&R residency program therefore students are not exposed to physiatry. Underrepresented students in medicine are most affected by this
How We Do it

Resources - we have built and maintained an up-to-date application guide, away rotation guide, list of PM&R programs with funding for UIM students, mentorship program and more. We also have webinars and journal clubs.
People - we have an active Slack community, strong social media following and we connect in person at conferences and online

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2023-2024 Resident Leadership Team

Roxana Garcia, MD MPH

Founder, Executive Director
Medical School: UCSF
Residency: Stanford

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Allison Wallingford, MD

Associate Director, Media Committee
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington

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Yue Meng, MD

Outreach Committee
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Stanford

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Quinn Howard, MD

Media Committee
Medical School: Howard University
Residency: UC Davis

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Alexandra Fry, MD

Research Committee
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Beaumont

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2023-2024 student leadership team

After a competitive selection process, we have chosen our 2023-2024 student leadership team. The students below are continuing with us from the 2022-2023 team. We can’t wait for you to meet the newest members of the team.

Bios will be uploaded soon!

Lauren Clarke

Outreach Committee
School: Stanford University School of Medicine

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Bethany Kavalakatt

Research Committee
School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Ekrem Centinkaya

Outreach Committee
School: Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

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Ashley Thornton

Mentorship Committee
School: Albany Medical College

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Davong (David) Phrathep

Outreach Committee
School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Karam Hamada

Media Committee
School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

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Zachary Abdo

Research Committee
School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Areesha Shahab

Outreach Committee
School: Kansas City University of Medicine, and Biosciences

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Charis Turner

Research Committee
School: UCSF School of Medicine

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Lucila Beuses

Media Committee
School: Texas A&M School of Medicine

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Akinchita Kumar

Research Committee
School: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) Harrogate

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Dorothy Cabantan

Mentorship Committee
School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSU-COM)

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Dipendra Paudyal

Media Committee
School: Kathmandu Medical College (Nepal)

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Selena Lugosi

Media Committee
School: UT Health San Antonio School of Medicine

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Caitlin Aguirre

Research Committee
School: University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Medicine

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Lisa D'Souza

Mentorship Committee
School: St. George's University (Grenada)

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Youshaa El-Abed

Mentorship Committee
School: Kansas City University

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Trevor Anesi

Research Committee
School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

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Josephine Nwankwo

Outreach Committee
School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine

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Avani Patel

Outreach Committee
School: Loyola University SSOM

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History

Dr. Garcia at Stanford had the idea for this organization December 2021
She contacted Dr. Wallingford at UW. A team was assembled to support this mission
Representation in Rehab launched May 2022