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Committee · Monthly speaker series

Outreach & Didactics Programming

Reaches out to and schedules residents and attendings with a connection to Pennsylvania for a monthly didactic, handles speaker bios and Zoom, and records every session for the organization's YouTube channel. The committee also runs the PM&R rotation bootcamp series alongside peer groups like the California PM&R Fellowship.

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What we run

3 programs, all year.

  • Getting involved

    Monthly didactic series

    Every month · 8 PM ET

    Zoom · recorded to YouTube

    Residents and attendings with Pennsylvania ties present on a rotating list of topics — concussion, pediatric rehab, amputee care, interventional spine, vestibular rehab, and more.

    See it on the events page
  • Rotating

    PM&R rotation bootcamp

    Several volumes a year

    Zoom · with the California PM&R Fellowship

    HPIs for acute rehab, neurogenic bowel and bladder, discharge planning, the physiatric physical exam — what you'll be asked on day one.

    See it on the events page
  • Matched

    Come back and teach

    Anytime

    Virtual or in person

    Many of our speakers and panelists are former leaders who matched. Mentor, give a didactic, or join a panel.

    See it on the events page

Worth knowing

The specifics.

  • Speaker topics have spanned concussion, pediatric rehab, disability advocacy, stroke rehab, interventional spine, pain medicine, amputee care, and vestibular rehab.
  • Recent bootcamp volumes covered writing an HPI for acute rehab, neurogenic bowel and bladder, discharge disposition, and the physiatric physical exam with Dr. Sam Glaisher of UPMC.
  • Every session is recorded and posted to YouTube for anyone who couldn't make it live.

The team

Who runs Outreach & Didactics.

2026–27 committee leads and members.

  • Anson O'Young

    Anson O'Young

    Co-lead

    Temple (Lewis Katz) · MS4

    Interests: Sports medicine, pain, cancer rehab

    Off the clock: Running, board games, badminton

  • Rahul Rawat

    Rahul Rawat

    Co-lead

    Drexel · MS2

    Interests: Sports medicine, neuro rehab, pain, SCI

    Off the clock: Soccer, cooking, chess

  • Raj Dwivedi

    Raj Dwivedi

    Co-lead

    Piedmont Macon Transitional Year · PGY-1

    Interests: General PM&R, SCI, sports medicine

    Off the clock: Basketball, tennis, new restaurants

Committee members

  • Zaed Siddiqui
  • Carlos Diaz Ortiz
  • Lavneet Sangha