Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Introduction
The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship was started in 1988, and at the time, was the first pediatric department-based primary care sports medicine fellowship in the country. Under the direction of Drs. David Bernhardt and Kathleen Carr, the fellowship continues to garner high acclaim both clinically and academically. It is one of seven pediatric-accredited primary care sports medicine fellowships nationally. Physicians who have completed their residency training in pediatrics, family medicine, or med/peds are accepted to the fellowship program.
Purpose
The primary purpose is to train primary care educated physicians in the field of sports medicine to become academic leaders in the care of sports related problems in children, adolescents and adults. Fellowship training will provide the clinical education necessary to treat a wide variety of sports related problems and allow the physician to become a teacher and researcher in sports medicine. Training will also lead to eligibility to take the Certification of Added Qualification (CAQ) exam in Sports Medicine.
Responsibilities
This is a two-year fellowship with a clinical emphasis consisting of approximately 50% clinical activities, 40% research and 10% teaching of residents, medical students and athletic training students.
Program Overview
Clinical Experience
- The sports medicine clinical training includes three half days weekly in the UW Health Sports Medicine Clinic and two half days monthly in the University Health Service Sports Medicine Clinic. In the first year, four months will be spent in primary care sports medicine faculty clinics, four months will be spent in orthopedic faculty clinics, 1 month in musculoskeletal radiology, and three months doing elective rotations.
- To fulfill the Sports Medicine Fellowship Accreditation Requirements regarding primary care, the fellow will spend one half day per week in primary care continuity clinic (i.e., adolescent medicine or family medicine clinics).
- The fellow also assists UW Primary Care Team Physicians in providing care for approximately 900 University of Wisconsin varsity athletes. The fellow participates in the athletic event coverage rotation and provides athletic training room coverage with the other UW team physicians.
- The fellow will serve as a team physician for a local high school providing coverage for all home football games and other sports as needed during the rest of the year.
- The fellow serves as a sports medicine consultant to other health care providers in the Departments of Pediatrics and Family Medicine, as well as other community physicians.
- The fellow will have the opportunity to assist in coverage of mass participant events such as the Madison Marathon and Ironman Triathlon, and other events as they become available.
- The fellow will assist with coverage of the annual WIAA high school state tournament events.
- The fellow will be appointed as a Clinical Instructor in Year 2. He/she will have two independent sports medicine clinics per week, and one primary care continuity clinic per week.
Research Experience
- The fellow will develop, conduct and eventually publish at least one research project in the field of sports medicine. The research topics are tailored to the interests of the individual fellow. The fellow will have approximately 40% academic time in Year 1, and 50% academic time in Year 2.
- The fellow is expected to submit at least one article for publication in a professional journal by completion of the fellowship.
- The fellow will complete coursework in clinical research commensurate with prior experience and career goals. Opportunities exist for the fellow to complete a Capstone Certificate program, Clinical Research Workshop Series, and various graduate level research courses.
Academic Experience
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The fellow is expected to teach medical students and pediatric and family medicine residents in the clinical setting. This will consist of lectures and informal discussions for medical students and residents on topics chosen by the fellow and the directors of the fellowship.
- The fellow may be asked to present topics in a primary care conference in the Department of Pediatrics, one Grand Rounds for the Department of Pediatrics, one Grand Rounds for the Department of Family Medicine, and will be asked to present didactic lectures to an undergraduate athletic training course "Medical Aspects of Exercise and Sports" every year.
- The fellow will be expected to deliver one or two lectures for the annual UW Sports Medicine Symposium.
- The fellow will be expected to attend a weekly sports medicine conference consisting of sports medicine topics, MRI clinical correlation, and journal club. The fellow will present one 45-minute lecture per month at this conference.
- The fellow may also be asked to give sports medicine related talks to community groups or organizations.
The Sports Medicine fellowship curriculum is flexible and may be modified with the fellowship directors’ permission to meet the individual fellow's needs. It is important that the fellowship remain a mix of clinical, teaching, and research experience. The fellow may pursue a course of study leading to a Masters in Public Health degree.
Faculty
The faculty consists of three pediatricians, two family physicians, and four orthopedic surgeons who collectively serve as UW Team Physicians. In addition, sixteen certified athletic trainers work closely with the fellow in the Sports Medicine Clinic and the UW Athletic Training Facility.
Application Process
We take one fellow every year. The next fellow is scheduled to start July 1, 2010. Deadline for fellowship application is September 30, 2009. An on-line application can be found at the National Residency Match Program site.
Contacts
Fellowship Directors
David T. Bernhardt, MD
University Hospital and Clinics
2870 University Avenue, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-6477
Kathleen Carr, MD
Family Medicine
1100 Delaplaine Court
Madison, WI 53715
(608) 263-6477
Fellowship Coordinator
Paula Wermich
pwermich [at] pediatrics [dot] wisc [dot] edu
University Hospital and Clinics
2870 University Avenue, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 263-6477