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                  ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
              Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940


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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*


     Ortenzio        Rocco             A.
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     (Last)         (First)         (Middle)


     4716 Old Gettysburg Road, P.O. Box 2034
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                    (Street)


     Mechanicsburg         PA              17055
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     (City)            (State)           (Zip)


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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

     Select Medical Corporation - NYSE (SEM)

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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting
   Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

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4. Statement for Month/Year

     December 31, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

     February 11, 2003

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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
   to Issuer
   (Check all applicable)

      X  Director                      10% Owner
      X  Officer (give title           Other (specify below)
                   below)

         Executive Chairman
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
   (Check applicable line)

      X  Form Filed by one Reporting Person
         Form Filed by more than one Reporting
         Person

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           Table I - Non-Derivative Securities, Acquired, Disposed of,
                              or Beneficially Owned
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 1. Title of Security  2. Trans-   2A.      3.Transaction 4. Securities       5. Amount of     6. Ownership Form: 7.Nature of
    (Instr. 3)            action   Deemed     Code           Acquired (A)        Securities       Direct (D) or     Indirect
                          Date     Execution  (Instr. 8)     or Disposed of      Beneficially     Indirect (I)      Beneficial
                          (Month/  Date, if                  (D) (Instr. 3,      Owned at the     (Instr. 4)        Ownership
                          Day/     any                        4 and 5)           end of Issuer's                    (Instr. 4)
                          Year)    (Month/                                       Fiscal Year
                                   Day/                                          (Instr. 3 and 4)
                                   Year)
                                                           Amount  (A)or Price
                                                                   (D)

     Common Stock,
     par value
     $.01 per share     12/13/02                  G(1)       2,309  (D)             2,117,344           (D)




     Common Stock,
     par value
     $.01 per share     12/13/02                  G(1)       2,309   (A)                4,429           (I)         By R.A.
                                                                                                                    Ortenzio
                                                                                                                    Family
                                                                                                                    Partnership,
                                                                                                                    L.P.
     Common Stock,
     par value
     $.01 per share                                                                     5,200           (I)         By Spouse



     Common Stock,
     par value
     $.01 per share                                                                  246,857(2)         (I)         By Select
                                                                                                                    Healthcare
                                                                                                                    Investors I,
                                                                                                                    L.P.
     Common Stock,
     par value
     $.01 per share                                                                     4,175(3)        (I)         By Select
                                                                                                                    Investments I
     Common Stock,
     par value
     $.01 per share                                                                    14,002(4)        (I)         By Select
                                                                                                                    Investments
                                                                                                                    III, L.P.
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)
(v).

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FORM 5 (Continued)



Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
           (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1.Title of   2.Conver-  3.Trans-  3A.     4.Transac- 5.Number   6.Date        7.Title    8.Price  9.Number  10.Owner-   11.Nature
  Derivative   sion or    action  Deemed    tion       of         Exer-         and        of       of         ship        of
  Security     Exercise   Date    Execu-    Code       Deriv-     cisable       Amount     Deriv-   Deriv-     of De-      Indir-
  (Instr. 3)   Price of   (Month/ tion      (Instr.    ative      and Ex-       of         ative    ative      riva-       ect
               Deriv-     Day/    Date, if   8)        Secur-     pira-         Under-     Secur-   Secur-     tive        Bene-
               ative      Year)   any                  ities      tion          lying      ity      ities      Secu-       ficial
               Security           (Month/              Ac-        Date          Secur-     (Instr.  Bene-      rity:       Owner-
                                  Day/Year)            quired     (Month/       ities      5)       ficially   Direct      ship
                                                       (A) or     Day/          (Instr.             Owned at   (D) or      (Instr.
                                                       Disposed   Year)         3 and 4)            End of     Indirect    4)
                                                       of (D)                                       Year       (I)
                                                       (Instr.                                      (Instr. 4) (Instr.4)
                                                       3, 4 and
                                                       5)


                                                      (A) (D)     Date   Ex-    Title Amount
                                                                  Ex-    pir-         or
                                                                  ercis- ation        Number
                                                                  able   Date         of
                                                                                      Shares

Non-qualified   $13.40    2/05/02            A     450,000       (5)  2/04/12  Com-   450,000          450,000     (D)
Stock Options                                                                  mon
(right to buy)                                                                 Stock

Non-qualified   $15.25    5/13/02            A   1,050,000       (5)  5/12/12  Com-  1,050,000       1,050,000     (D)
Stock Options                                                                  mon
(right to buy)                                                                 Stock

Non-qualified   $14.25    8/13/02             A     60,000       (5)  8/12/12  Com-     60,000          60,000     (D)
Stock Options                                                                  mon
(right to buy)                                                                 Stock



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Explanation of Responses:

     (1)  Gift to R.A. Ortenzio Family Partnership,  L.P., of which Mr. Ortenzio
          is the managing general partner.

     (2)  Mr. Ortenzio is a 25% owner,  Director and Chief Executive  Officer of
          Select Capital  Corporation,  the general partner of Select Healthcare
          Investors I, L.P. Mr. Ortenzio disclaims  beneficial  ownership of any
          shares held by Select  Healthcare  Investors  I, L.P.  that exceed his
          pecuniary interest therein.

     (3)  Mr.  Ortenzio  is  the  managing  partner  and  25%  owner  of  Select
          Investments  I. Mr.  Ortenzio  disclaims  beneficial  ownership of any
          shares held by Select Investments I that exceed his pecuniary interest
          therein.

     (4)  Mr.   Ortenzio  is  the  general  partner  and  70%  owner  of  Select
          Investments III, L.P. Mr. Ortenzio disclaims  beneficial  ownership of
          any  shares  held by Select  Investments  III,  L.P.  that  exceed his
          pecuniary interest therein.

     (5)  All options granted are vested and exercisable.


                          /s/ Rocco A. Ortenzio                  4/3/03
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                         ** Signature of Reporting Person        Date


**  Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.

   See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).


Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.


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