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Lydia R. Smeltz (she/her/hers)

Medical Student
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

Lydia Smeltz is a third-year medical student at Penn State College of Medicine, originally from Harrisburg, PA. She graduated from Duke University in December 2020. She plans to graduate from Penn State COM in 2025 and pursue a PM&R residency. She dreams of a career in academic physiatry with a balance of research, teaching, and clinical practice, likely focused on pediatric rehab. Her research focuses on disability health and medical education. She led a team of students to create and publish ADEPT-CARE, a teaching tool for performing a comprehensive history and physical exam for patients with disabilities. She also started and runs the PA Revs All Starz field hockey program, the second adaptive field hockey team in the entire country. Lydia wishes to acknowledge that she stands on the shoulders of her colleagues, athletes, and friends with disabilities and that her allyship is impactful because of what she has learned from those around her.

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