The Sports Medicine curriculum provides an excellent experience for the Sports Medicine Fellow to achieve the cognitive knowledge, psychomotor skills, interpersonal skills, professional attitude and practical experience required in the care of patients with problems related to sports and exercise. The curriculum is a 12-month program that is primarily outpatient-based. Fellows acquire the majority of their experience working in the Sports Medicine Center with primary care sports medicine providers and the orthopedic surgical faculty involved in the program. Opportunities to work with subspecialists that are pertinent to Sports Medicine are utilized.
The clinical practice setting is the foundation of this fellowship. Musculoskeletal injuries, sports injuries, human performance and rehabilitation and medical issues related to sports, share the major emphasis. The sports medicine fellow sees patients that are representative of all age groups, gender and level of experience in sporting/exercise interests or activities in the Sports Medicine Center on a regular basis. Athletes at all skill levels will be represented in the patient mix as well. The curriculum includes both prevention and treatment of sports injuries. It includes promoting healthy lifestyles for some and optimal functional status for others. In addition it addresses fitness testing and exercise as a treatment modality for chronic diseases. The program of study includes diagnostic orthopedics, exercise prescriptions, sports/orthopedic radiology, nutrition in medicine, preventive medicine, plus subspecialty medicine and surgery electives. Clinical experiences include involvement in the Sports Medicine Center, on-site medical management of community, recreational and sporting events, and regular exposure to intercollegiate athletic coverage as well as classroom teaching in the Exercise Sciences Department at Lander University.
Curriculum and schedules are flexible and designed to adapt to the fellow's individual sports medicine interests and needs. We will work with the fellow to develop a particular area of interest while preparing the fellow for the Certificate of Added Qualifications for Sports Medicine and the clinical practice of primary care sports medicine.
Weekly didactic sessions with the sports medicine fellow are used to supplement the fellow's experience and provide an opportunity to discuss current literature and controversies in sports medicine.
The curriculum is designed to meet all the ACGME requirements for Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship. Curriculum activities include:
