Gender differences regarding career issues and promotion in academic physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Objective: To assess gender differences in academic progress and attitudes toward promotion in academic physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

Design: A survey was sent to members of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP). Questions addressed demographics, job description, hours worked, childcare responsibilities, publications, career aspirations, mentoring, and familiarity with promotion and tenure policies.

Vitamin D status of patients admitted to a hospital rehabilitation unit: relationship to function and progress.

Objective: The primary objective was to determine the association between vitamin D status, baseline function, and short-term inpatient rehabilitation progress.

Design: This was a prospective convenience sampling of 100 patients in a tertiary general hospital rehabilitation unit (RU). The cohort comprised men and women of mixed race with a variety of diagnoses (mean age 70 yrs).