Supporting the Board of Governors are volunteer standing committees as well as a business team led by the Chief Executive Officer.
Students and new entrants to the field are especially encouraged to join; a “young investigators” course offered each year as part of the annual meeting helps them to become productive rehabilitation researchers and well-connected ACRM members.
Members represent various disciplines, including:[3] The ACRM annually honors individuals who make significant contributions to the field of rehabilitation and research in this area.
[5] This distinguished lectureship honors John Stanley Coulter, MD, a past president and treasurer of the ACRM, and former editor-in-chief of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
[7] This award was established in 1932 as a certificate of merit for members of the medical and allied health professions who have rendered extraordinary service to the cause of rehabilitation.