Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network has welcomed future physiatrists in training to its South Allentown campus in a partnership with the Temple University Hospital Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program.

Good Shepherd’s collaboration with Temple matches nine qualified candidates in the field of physiatry for a three-year training program at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, 850 S. 5th St. in Allentown.

The primary aim of the Temple University Hospital PM & R Residency Program at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is to train physicians who specialize in physical medicine and rehabilitation. For more than 53 years, Temple has been a highly ranked training program and was one of the first programs in the country to create a formalized residency program in the field.

Through the Temple University Hospital/Good Shepherd partnership, residents will focus on inpatient rehabilitation experience at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Hospital, including brain injury medicine, stroke rehabilitation, medical rehabilitation and spinal cord injury medicine. The residents also will have the opportunity to experience ambulatory services relevant to chronic disease populations.