Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship

The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship is open to board-certified physicians and residency graduates in Family Medicine or Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The fellowship is a one-year program and is a collaborative effort between the University of Missouri Departments of Family and Community Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Orthopaedic Surgery.

Our program is fully accredited and upon successfully completing a year-long training, fellowship graduates will meet the requirements to take the Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) examination in Sports Medicine.

If you are interested in applying for a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship position, please use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). To locate our program in ERAS, enter ACGME ID number 1272812108, or in the NRMP use match code 1994127F0.

Clinical Training

Clinical training for the Sports Medicine Fellowship includes four to five weekly sessions of ambulatory practice in addition to the required one session per week of primary training clinic. Sports medicine fellows will rotate with different subspecialists on a monthly rotation to broaden their knowledge and skillset in addition to scheduled monthly sessions with an on-site musculoskeletal radiologist. Fellows will have regular access to ultrasound at all sports medicine clinics.

Fellows will have regular access to:

ultrasound at all sports medicine clinics
dedicated procedure clinics

Clinical Training Sites

Schedules

Average Weekly Schedule
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
AM	Rotation	Sports Medicine Clinic	Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Clinic	Sports Medicine Clinic	Rotation
PM	Primary Care Clinic	Pediatric Sports Medicine Clinic	Sports Medicine Clinic	Rotation	Sports Medicine Clinic

Rotation Schedule
Block 1	Block 2	Block 3	Block 4	Block 5	Block 6
Anatomy/POCUS	PT/OT	Hand	Trauma	Pediatrics	Research
Block 7	Block 8	Block 9	Block 10	Block 11	Block 12
Ankle/Podiatry	Human Performance	POCUS/EMG	Spine/Joint	Shoulder/Radiology	Radiology/Elective

Didactics Activities

Didactive activities for the sports medicine fellowship include:

Weekly sports medicine lectures
Monthly journal clubs with sports medicine faculty
Monthly article review sessions (POEMS)
Grand rounds for Orthopedics and Family and Community Medicine
Quality improvement focused activity

Regional and National Conferences

Fellows attend these conferences:

AMSSM Annual Meeting
AMSSM Fellows Research and Leadership Conference
ACSM International Health and Fitness Summit
Annual Sports Medicine Update Seminar
Annual Friday Night Lights Seminar

Eligibility Criteria

Fellowship applicant eligibility guidelines are outlined in Section III A of the ACGME Program Requirements booklet. We also accept applications from exceptionally qualified individuals as described in the ACGME program requirements booklet.
Must demonstrate a strong commitment to Primary Care Sports Medicine.
Must demonstrate ability to speak fluent English.
Must be eligible for a Missouri Medical License.
Must hold a valid ECFMG certificate by January 1.
Must obtain J-1 Visa prior to program start date.

Required Documents

Current CV.
Personal statement.
Three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your clinical performance, at least one of these must be from your Residency Director.
Transcript and Dean’s letter of reference (MSPE).
USMLE or COMLEX scores.
Recent photograph.

Personalized Interview Day

You will receive an invitation to schedule your interview day through the ERAS self-scheduling feature. During your interview day you can expect interviews with faculty and fellows along with tours of our hospitals and clinics. Lodging will be provided and you will have the opportunity to dine with members of the fellowship the night before your interview. Interviews will be on select Tuesdays and Fridays in October and November.