Depicted below is the resident rotation schedule per postgraduate year. Please see the legend below the table for a description of clinical activities associated with the rotation type. You will notice that resident exposure to particular subspecialty areas including electrodiagnosis is intentionally spread longitudinally across PGY 2-4. The rationale for this distribution is to facilitate spaced repetition of exposure to subspecialty areas with the expectation that with expanding medical knowledge in each PGY year, residents will be better able to synthesize information at a higher level and command mastery of the subject area. Research time is scheduled throughout the outpatient clinic rotations. 

PM&R Resident Rotations 2025-2026

Rotation Descriptions

Ward Inpatient management of acute rehab patients at UC Davis Rehabilitation Hospital
Consults Inpatient consultation for physiatry management/inpatient rehab candidacy at UC Davis Medical Center
Peds Inpatient and outpatient pediatric rehab medicine at Shriners Children's Northern California
VA VA clinics (Pain, Flouro, EMG, Ultrasound) at Sacramento VA Medical Center
R4/R3 UC Davis outpatient clinics (EMG, Spine, Sports, VA continuity clinic)
R3M/R2M UC Davis outpatient clinics (EMG, Spine, Sports)
R3R/R2R UC Davis outpatient clinics (Amputee, EMG, General Rehab, NMD, SCI, TBI)
CC (Clinic Chief) UC Davis outpatient clinics (Amputee, General Rehab, NMD, SCI, TBI, VA continuity clinic)
E4 (Elective) Month-long elective rotation for PGY4s, can be off-site
S4/S3 (Selective) Month-long selective rotation for PGY3s and PGY4s, must be at UC Davis or affiliate sites (Shriners, VA, Kaiser)
Research Research time spread throughout PGY2-4 years on outpatient rotations