Washington Update Year-In-Review: What You Need to Know. Past, Present, Future.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM AST

Location: 202 BC

Course Director(s)

Greg Worsowicz, MD

Consultant, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic Florida

Speaker(s)

Clinton Faulk, MD

Chair, Department of PM&R
East Carolina Brody School of Medicine
CR

Chris Rorick, MPA

Senir Policy Advisor, Lobbyist for AAP
Polsinelli
Chloe Slocum, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor and Associate Chair for Quality
Harvard Medical School Department of PM&R

Brief Session Description : Is it GME (funding or positions), research (direct or indirect funding), advocacy (how and where), or another HOT issue facing our field? Join this panel of experts for a year-in-review of Washington and legislative updates on the issues that have and will impact the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Learn about what has happened, what is about to happen, and future legislative/ regulatory items that academic physiatrists need to understand.