The Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance at the Icahn School of Medicine is proud to offer diverse training programs to all members of the interdisciplinary team. The department specializes in treatment of people with acute neurological injuries, including brain and spinal cord injuries, and students also gain experience evaluating and treating individuals with a variety of other conditions including limb loss; musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and cardiac conditions; and people who have experienced organ transplant. Training opportunities are available in our inpatient rehabilitation units, outpatient services, and acute care services.
Allied Health Educational Programs
Using Supportive Counselling and Cognitive Assessments to Help Patients Build New Lives
- Externships in Inpatient and Outpatient Settings
For more information please see our brochure or contact: - Inpatient Externship:
Contact: Cristina Parfene, PsyD, Director of Inpatient Externship Training
Tel: 212-241-4196
Cristina.Parfene@mountsinai.org - Outpatient Externship:
Contact: Svetlana Serova, PhD, Director of Outpatient Externship Training
Tel: 212-824-7630
Svetlana.Serova@mountsinai.org - Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology
Contact: Sabrina Breed, PhD, Director of Doctoral Training in Clinical Psychology
Tel: 212- 241-6103
Sabrina.Breed@mountsinai.org - Postdoctoral Fellowship in Advanced Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Neuropsychology
Contact: Maria Kajankova, PhD, Director of Clinical Training for the Postdoctoral Fellowship
Tel: 212-241-3379
Maria.Kajankova@mountsinai.org
Restoring Function and Teaching Patients How to Adapt
- Clinical Experience for Physical Therapy students
- Fieldwork for Occupational Therapy students
- Physical Therapy Neurologic Residency
Contact: Adrienne Ormond, PT, DPT, SCCE
Occupational and Physical Therapy Student Coordinator
Tel: 212-824-8423
adrienne.ormond@mountsinai.org
Giving Patients a Voice in Their Recovery
Student Clinician Placements
Contact: Siobhan Ryan Murphy, MSEd, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathology Student Coordinator
Tel: 212-241-7689
Siobhan.murphy@mountsinai.org
Leisure and Play With a Purpose!
Internship in Recreational Therapy
Contact: Clarisse Quirit, CTRS
Therapeutic Recreation Student Coordinator
Tel: 212-241-9188
clarisse.quirit@mountsinai.org