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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2025-2026 Resident leadership

  • Chandan Saini

    President

    PGY-3 Rush University

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  • Luis Valdez

    Vice-President

    PGY-3 UT Health San Antonio

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  • Andrew Rivera

    Media Committee

    PGY-3 - Mount Sinai at Icahn SOM

  • Karam Hamada

    Media Committee

    PGY-2 - Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Ft. Worth

  • David Phrathep

    Mentorship Committee

    PGY-2 - Mayo Clinic FL

  • Harrison Jordan

    Mentorship Committee

    PGY- 3 - East Carolina University

  • Atharv Patwardhan

    Outreach Committee

    PGY-1 - Casa Colina

  • Trevor Anesi

    Outreach Committee

    PGY-2 - Stanford

  • Matthew Joseph

    Research Committee

    PGY-1 - University of Connecticut

  • Raquel Johnson

    Research Committee

    PGY-3 - University of Missouri

2025-2026 Student leadership

  • Abhinary Aeruva

    Media Committee

    University of Arizona College of Medicine - Pheonix

  • Jesus Alvarado Salinas

    Media Committee

    Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Kelly Dong

    Media Committee

    Western COMP

  • Morgan Storino

    Media Committee

    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

  • Rhoda Hijazi

    Media Committee

    SHSU College of Medicine

  • Shaili Kothari

    Media Committee

    LMU-DCOM

  • Sharon Nguyen

    Media Committee

    UNTHSC Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Alina Abraham

    Mentorship Committee

    NYITCOM

  • Ashley Thornton

    Mentorship Committee

    Albany Medical College

  • Emma Singleton

    Mentorship Committee

    University of Utah

  • Faiad Alam

    Mentorship Committee

    Texas Tech University Health Science Center

  • Gennyka Liebenthal

    Mentorship Committee

    Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Michelle Nguyen

    Mentorship Committee

    University of California, Irvine

  • Sona Santy

    Mentorship Committee

    NYITCOM

  • Daiana Takashima

    Outreach Committee

    Emory University School of Medicine

  • Geoffrey Zhang

    Outreach Committee

    Drexel University College of Medicine

  • Muneeb Zaidi

    Outreach Committee

    Research Year - Johns Hopkins

  • Nora Rodriguez

    Outreach Committee

    McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

  • Stephen Chien

    Outreach Committee

    Drexel University College of Medicine

  • Suzanna Martin

    Outreach Committee

    LECOM

  • Vanessa Donaldson

    Outreach Committee

    Oklahoma State University - College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Akinchita Kumar

    Research Committee

    LMU-DCOM

  • Alfeil Felipe

    Research Committee

    Kansas City University

  • Anjana Ganesh

    Research Committee

    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • Danyal Tahseen

    Research Committee

    Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Om Dalal

    Research Committee

    Indiana University School of Medicine

  • Zain Sattar

    Research Committee

    University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria

  • Zarif Ladak

    Research Committee

    Rowan-Virtua SOM

2023-2024 Resident Leadership Team

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    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

    About Me

  • Quinn Howard, MD

    Media Committee

    Medical School: Howard University

    Residency: UC Davis

    About Me

  • Alexandra Fry, MD

    Research Committee

    Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

    Residency: Beaumont

    About Me

2024-2025 student leadership team

After a competitive selection process, we have chosen our 2024-2025 student leadership team. The students below are continuing with us from the 2023-2024 team. We can’t wait for you to meet the newest members of the team.

  • Caitlin Aguirre

    Outreach Committee

    School: UT Medical Branch

  • Angela Ballesteros

    Outreach Committee

    School: TTUHSC SOM

  • Stephen Chen

    Outreach Committee

    School: Drexel

  • Lauren Clarke

    Outreach Committee

    School: Stanford

  • Rhoda Hijazi

    Outreach Committee

    School: SHSU COM

  • Maxwell Li

    Outreach Committee

    School: OUWB

  • queenDenise Okeke

    Outreach Committee

    School: PCOM

  • Josselyne Orbegoso

    Outreach Committee

    School: SHSU COM

  • Tija Passley

    Outreach Committee

    School: NYITCOM AR

  • Vince Song

    Outreach Committee

    School: Touro COM

  • Zachary Abdo

    Research Committee

    School: LECOM

  • Nicholas Bohannon

    Research Committee

    School: PCOM South Georgia

  • Fatima Fontus

    Research Committee

    School: LSU New Orleans

  • Luigi Gonzales

    Research Committee

    School: UC Irvine

  • Matthew Joseph

    Research Committee

    School: University of North Texas Fort Worth

  • Akinchita Kumar

    Research Committee

    School: LMU-DCOM

  • Selena Lugosi

    Research Committee

    School: UT San Antonio

  • Peter Nguyen

    Research Committee

    School: A.T. Still

  • Sahil Patel

    Research Committee

    School: Nova Southeastern

  • Zain Sattar

    Research Committee

    School: University of Illinois

  • Tanvee Sinha

    Research Committee

    School: University of Alabama Birmingham

  • Danyal Tahseen

    Research Committee

    School: SHSU COM

  • Youshaa El-Abed

    Mentorship Committee

    School: Kansas City University

  • Mengdong He

    Mentorship Committee

    School: UCLA

  • Dianna Levin

    Mentorship Committee

    School: NSUKPCOM

  • Swathi Mettela

    Mentorship Committee

    School: Penn State

  • Kate reidy

    Mentorship Committee

    School: MSUCOM

  • Ashley Thornton

    Mentorship Committee

    School: Albany

  • Matthew Tan

    Media Committee

    School: Western University of Health Sciences

  • Krisha Amin

    Media Committee

    School: University of South Alabama

  • Jennifer Lee

    Media Committee

    School: Rutgers NJMS

  • Brian Gutierrez

    Media Committee

    School: UQ-Ochsner

  • Valencia Henry

    Media Committee

    School: VCOM

  • Morgan Storino

    Media Committee

    School: Lewis Katz at Temple

  • Karam Hamada

    Karam Hamada

    Media Committee

    School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

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

2022-2023 Student Leadership Team

Chandan Saini, DO

Research Committee Student Co-Chair

Midwestern University ’23

Rush University PM&R Residency

Sidney Okon, MD

Outreach Committee Student Co-Chair

University of South Florida ’23

Baylor PM&R Residency

Nick Sullivan, MD

Media Committee Student Co-Chair

SUNY Downstate ’23

UPMC PM&R Residency

Jimmy To, DO

Media Committee, Website Manager

Burrell COM ’23

Gopher PM&R Residency

Roxana Garcia, MD, MPH

Founder, Executive Director

Stanford PM&R Residency

Yue Meng, MD

Outreach Committee

Stanford PM&R Residency

Allison Wallingford, MD

Associate Director

UW PM&R Residency

Seye Raymond, MD

Mentorship Committee

Johns Hopkins SOM ’23

Jefferson PM&R Residency

Luis Valdez, MD

Mentorship Committee

UT Houston McGovern ’23

UT Houston PM&R Residency

Ashley Otto, DO

Mentorship Committee

Philadelphia COM ’23

Jefferson PM&R Residency

Janae Chatmon, MD

Mentorship Committee

UCLA SOM ’23

Stanford PM&R Residency

2022-2023 Resident Leadership Team

Sparsh Ray, MD

Research Committee

Texas Tech University SOM ’23

NM Marionjoy PM&R Residency

Mira Modi, DO

Research Committee

Kansas City University COM ’23

Schwab PM&R Residency

Erik Anderson, DO

Touro University CA ’22

Honor Health PM&R Residency

Lauren Clarke, Outreach Committee

Stanford University SOM

Youshaa El-Abed, Mentorship Committee

Kansas City University COM

Alexandra Fry, MD

Research Committee

Beaumont PM&R Residency

Ashley Sanchez, MD

Outreach Committee

Shirley Ryan PM&R Residency

Stacy Jones, MD, EdM

Outreach Committee

Stanford PM&R Residency

Quinn Howard, MD

Media Committee

UC Davis PM&R Residency