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Events & programs

Something for every stage.

Everything we run, organized by where you are on the path. Most of it is free, virtual, and open to any medical student.

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The year at a glance

Our year, month by month.

Didactics and journal club run most months on top of these.

  1. Aug

    • Advocacy & PM&R panel
    • ERAS writing panel

  2. Sep

    • MSK exam, ultrasound & EMG workshop

  3. Nov

    • Philadelphia Marathon med tent

  4. Feb

    • VSLO & Sub-I panel
    • Rank lists & SOAP panel

  5. Apr

    • Match panel

  6. May

    • New leadership term begins

  7. Jun

    • PM&R rotation workshop

  8. Jul

    • Rotation bootcamp volumes

Getting involved

Any year, often M1–M3

Come to a talk, find a mentor, and get your hands on the specialty.

  • 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.

    Run by Outreach & Didactics

  • Journal club

    Periodic · 7 PM ET

    Zoom

    A physiatrist joins student presenters to pick apart a recent paper. A recent session had Dr. Ari Greis on medical marijuana in rehabilitation.

    Run by Research

  • Adaptive sports volunteering

    Year-round

    In person, across Pennsylvania

    Group outings with adaptive golf, wheelchair basketball, sled hockey, the Miracle League, and the PA Center for Adaptive Sports.

    Run by Adaptive Sports

  • Advocacy & PM&R panel

    Annually, late summer

    Zoom

    Residents, attendings, and social workers on the patients they serve across Pennsylvania and the policies that help or hinder their care.

    Run by Advocacy

  • 1:1 mentorship

    Rolling sign-ups · monthly check-ins

    Virtual or in person

    We pair you with a resident or attending from one of Pennsylvania's 33 PM&R programs and check in on every pairing about once a month.

    Run by Mentorship

  • Rehab in Review

    Monthly

    Remote, written

    Summarize new research from an assigned journal for the national Rehab in Review publication — credited by name.

    Run by Research

  • MSK exam, ultrasound & EMG workshop

    Annually, fall

    In person · Reading Hospital Rehabilitation

    Rotating stations taught by Tower Health PM&R residents and attendings — the musculoskeletal exam, diagnostic ultrasound, and EMG.

    Run by In-Person Events

  • Sports medicine skills lab

    Annually

    In person

    Casting, splinting, bracing, and suturing with residents and attendings.

    Run by Sports & Race Medicine

  • Race-day medical coverage

    Race season · Philadelphia Marathon in November

    In person, Philadelphia

    Work the med tent, and help with youth pre-participation physicals through Students Run Philly Style.

    Run by Sports & Race Medicine

Rotating

Usually M3–M4

Away rotations are your audition. Show up ready for day one.

  • 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.

    Run by Outreach & Didactics

  • PM&R rotation workshop

    Annually, late spring

    In person · PCOM, Philadelphia

    A half-day of hands-on stations — the ASIA exam, TBI and stroke neuro exam, EMG, sports and spine special tests — then a networking hour.

    Run by In-Person Events

  • VSLO & Sub-I panel

    Early February

    Zoom

    How to land, schedule, and stand out on PM&R away rotations, from people who just did it.

    Run by Mentorship

Applying

M4

ERAS, interviews, a rank list. Lean on people who just did it.

  • ERAS writing panel

    Late summer

    Zoom

    Recently matched residents on personal statements, experiences, and framing your aways — with live editing from mentors.

    Run by In-Person Events

  • Mock interviews & application review

    Interview season

    Virtual

    Practice interviews plus personal statement and CV review from residents in the mentor network.

    Run by Mentorship

  • Rank lists & SOAP panel

    Mid-February

    Zoom

    Rank-list strategy, and a plan B you hope you'll never need.

    Run by Mentorship

Matched

Match Day and beyond

Come back as a speaker, a panelist, or a mentor.

  • Match panel

    Early April

    Zoom

    Newly matched applicants share what they wish they'd known a year earlier.

    Run by Mentorship

  • 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.

    Run by Outreach & Didactics

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