Association Of Academic Physiatrists

The Road to Chair: Interview with David Gater, MD Listen to the 9th episode of The Road to Chair, a podcast series developed by the AAP's Resident/Fellow Council (RFC). In this episode, Armando Alvarez, MD interviews David Gater, MD, PhD, Chair of PM&R at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Chief Medical Officer of Rehabilitation at the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at UHealth/Jackson Memorial. Dr. Gater gives insights into being a first-generation medical student, pursuing PM&R and academic medicine as a career, the challenges of opening a brand-new state of the art rehabilitation building during the pandemic, the importance of mentorship, the traits necessary to lead a department, and more.