ACRM President
Dear members and colleagues,
As 2023 ends, I’d like to take a moment to thank YOU — the amazing members of ACRM — for all that you do to help drive rehabilitation research forward.
You are a constant reminder of how much we can accomplish together to IMPROVE LIVES and bring the best evidence-based knowledge and guidelines into practice FASTER.
The hard work of our members has inspired us at ACRM to strive for growth and accomplishment to serve our communities better than ever. 2023 was an extraordinary year and is highlighted in our 6Ms.
Created and facilitated new and existing member programs, such as the Leadership Development Course, the Early Career Development Course, the Mentoring Program, the Community Group Webinars program, the Orientation Programs for new chairs, and much more.
Total membership grew by a very impressive 42% to 101,000+; and premium membership grew by an equally impressive 55% in 2023 to 4,000+.
ACRM brand awareness is at an all-time record high of 2.5+ million.
The ACRM Annual Conference grew to a record of 2,905+ registrations; oral presentations grew by 58%; and the digital poster neighborhood grew by 20%.
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation hit all-time highs in Impact Factor (4.3), CiteScore (6.2) and was second for all rehabilitation journals in Google Scholar h5 Index (61). Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation (ARRCT) has been accepted for indexing in Web of Science and will have its first Impact Factor issued in June 2024. It has also been accepted for indexing in Scopus and will receive a CiteScore soon. It will finish 2023 with a 31% increase over the number of articles published in 2020.
ACRM is virtual, and our management overhead was at a record low in 2023 of 4.99%. And our carbon footprint is a record low as well. More to come in 2024!
I look forward to the possibilities of the coming year and to working with each and every one of you. I wish each of you a happy and prosperous New Year!
Very Kind Regards,
Pamela Roberts, PhD, OTR/L, SCFES, FAOTA, CPHQ, FNAP, FACRM
ACRM President
Cedars-Sinai and California Rehabilitation Institute
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The space is lovely, showcasing the largest art collection of any American hotel, with works ranging from paintings and sculpture to a piece of the Berlin Wall.
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