Education for Professionals > Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship
Overview
The Faculty and Fellows within the Division of Sports Medicine of the Department of Orthopaedics are primarily responsible for the care of athletes of both sexes and of all ages who are engaged in numerous types of athletic endeavors, in various degrees of competition. Clinical Care is provided, in conjunction with the Department of Family Medicine, at the OSU Sports Medicine Center Clinic. Together with the Fellows and Faculty within the Sports Medicine Program of the Department of Family Medicine, the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows are faculty are responsible for the care of more than 900 Division I NCAA athletes in 36 varsity teams at the Ohio State University. This includes practice session coverage, event coverage, training room supervision, hospital care, and surgery. The Sports Medicine Fellows also participate in the care of recreational athletes as well athletes at several area high schools. The Division of Sports Medicine typically staffs more than 8000 outpatient cases each year. The majority of these cases involve football or basketball related injuries. In order to treat these cases, the fellow is exposed to the latest diagnostic and therapeutic techniques of knee surgery, rehabilitation programs, and training procedures.
Structure
Most of the Fellowship is a one-on-one learning experience. This is accomplished by assigning the Fellow to one of the Sports Medicine Attending Staff. While with this attending, the Fellow's schedule mirrors the attending staff's schedule which is 2 days a week in the clinic, 2 days a week in the operating room, 2 sessions each week in the training room, and one day free to pursue research and prepare for conferences. This allows a very close exposure to the attendings' thought processes regarding: clinical evaluation and test ordering decision making in the clinic, preoperative counselling and preparation, intra-operative decision making and post-operative decision making involving wound care, precautions, physical therapy, and activity progression. This exposure to the continuity of care for the athletic patient care is important in the fellowship program.
Research Requirement
Each Sports Fellow is required to complete a research project during the year and formally present it during an annual orthopaedic research day, Mallory-Coleman Day, in April.
Accreditation
The Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education.
Duration
The fellowship is one year in length. The program begins on August 1 and terminates on July 31.
Application Procedure
Applications are accepted from residents in orthopaedic surgery. The Fellowship program participates in the match program. Two fellows will be taken in the match. Applications are accepted beginning in June. Interviews are held in February each year. The following documents are required:
- Universal Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Application.PDF
- current curriculum vitae
- copy of medical license
- one letter of recommendation from Chair of your residency program
- two additional letters of recommendation from physicians
Application material should be mailed to the address shown below.
Contact Information
Amber Thompson
OSU Sports Medicine Center
2050 Kenny Rd, Suite 3100
Columbus, OH 43221
Phone: 614-293-8813
FAX: 614-293-4399
Email: Amber.Thompson2@osumc.edu
