The clinical practice setting is the foundation of this fellowship. Musculoskeletal injuries, both acute and overuse, 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.
The curriculum is designed to meet all ACGME requirements for Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowships.
Curriculum activities include:
Annual Salary: $64,088
Direct pre-participation physicals on site at nine local high schools
Direct pre-participation physicals with ECG screening at Lander University and Erskine College
One half-day per week with either Orthopedic faculty attending in clinic or operating room or Spine Center Specialists (PM&R or Neurosurgery)
One half-day continuity experience at their primary specialty location
Primary care Sports Medicine Center 7-8 half days per week
College/university and high school weekly training room and event coverage
Mass participation event coverage
Sports nutrition, biomechanics, exercise physiology didactics through Lander University faculty
Neuropsychology and concussion management
Three half days per year human anatomy musculoskeletal dissections
Fellow averages 400–500 ultrasound-guided injections per year in clinic
One hour per week imaging lectures and patient reviews with MSK radiologist
10 days per year High Andes Peru with intense procedural experience
Two nights per year of PADI SCUBA instruction course
Division II football sideline experience – Erskine College
Pre and intra-fellowship in-training exam for CAQ preparation
25 hours direct ultrasound didactic and hands-on education
25 hours direct fracture management education
Annual AMSSM conference
Case presentation journal club/ethics with upstate fellowships
Bimonthly journal club with our FM residents who are on the SM track
One-half day Admin time per week
Sideline Emergency Course prior to football season
Sports Psychology curriculum
Exercise is Medicine curriculum
Hands-on experience with PRP and TenJet
Requirement of minimum of one Academic Activity per year (QI, research, case presentation)
