Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Goals:

• To provide a wide range of inpatient and outpatient clinical experience in orthopaedic sports medicine during a year-long practical and didactic fellowship.
• To increase knowledge and improve medical judgement, surgical skills, and total management of patients with sports medicine problems.
• To instruct and supervise Fellows in following patients from initial encounter and diagnosis through rehabilitation.
• To assign Fellows to work with and develop a trusting relationship and inspire confidence with specific athletic teams on the field and in the training room.
• To participate in ongoing programs such as pre-participation physicals and rehabilitation for high school, college, and professional teams.
• To develop an appreciation for the role of biomechanics and expertise in biomechanical research in sports medicine.
• To instill the desire to know the latest techniques and studies in the field.
• To develop the discipline and skills necessary to conduct credible research.
• To produce capable physicians willing to teach others by sharing their knowledge and expertise.

The basic educational method of the Fellowship program involves Fellows and faculty working side-by-side in all aspects of patient care. The Fellows spend 70 to 80 per cent of their time in direct patient care in the clinic, operating rooms, rehabilitation, and follow-up. Additionally, Fellows rotate periodically through the service of several faculty members to gain maximum exposure to different philosophies and procedures. Fellows conduct research under the supervision of the Director of Research in a well equipped biomechanics laboratory. Fellows are assigned one college and high school each, where they care for athletic teams on a regular basis. They also participate in pre-participation physicals for high school, college and professional athletes. As first surgical assistants, the Fellows are integral participants in the pre-operative counseling and instruction of the injured athlete and in provision of surgical care. They attend weekly continuing education meetings, monthly journal club meetings, distinguished lectures, and professional meetings with opportunities to develop and make audiovisually augmented presentations.

Evaluation takes place daily as Fellows and faculty work side-by side in all aspects of patient care with opportunity for ongoing informal assessment concerning Fellows’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professional decorum.

For an application to the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship, please contact our OSM coordinator.