| Philosophy |
We emphasize a team approach to sports medicine. Primary care physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, trainers, and others work together, allowing us to utilize available resources and maximize benefits when treating athletes. We believe this is the best way to approach sports medicine. |
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| Purpose |
The Medical College of Wisconsin Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship is a 1-year clinical fellowship which is designed to provide primary care providers with skills and knowledge needed for outpatient evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries and exercise-related medical syndromes. |
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| Sports medicine experience |
Fellowship experiences are diverse, encompassing a full range of education, research, and training activities. The schedule is flexible, and fellows spend time in training room clinics and sporting event coverage for a wide range of sports and athletes at many levels, from recreational to professional. |
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| Positions |
One fellowship position per year. Appointment is as an Instructor of family and community medicine and sports medicine.
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| Departments |
Family & Community Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery |
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| Faculty |
Craig C. Young, MD
William G. Raasch, MD
Mark W. Niedfeldt, MD
Carole C. Vetter, MD
Ann Z. Hoch, DO
John Lachacz, PT, OCS, ATC |
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| Program |
The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship is a 1-year clinical fellowship for primary care physicians. Experiences are diverse, encompassing a full range of education, research, and training activities. The schedule is flexible, permitting time to be spent in training room clinics and sport event coverage for a wide range of sports and age/ability levels.
As a clinical instructor, the Fellow will also be responsible for teaching medical students and resident in both the family medicine and sports medicine clinics, as well as lecturing at CME conferences and journal clubs.
Core rotations:
- Anatomy lab
- Exercise cardiology
- Physical therapy
- Primary care sports medicine
- Radiology
- Surgery
Core experiences:
- Training room clinics
- College team physician
- High school team physician
- Professional sports assistant team physician
- Research project & methods workshop
Sporting event coverage:
- Recreational
- High school
- College
- Professional
Electives include:
- Adolescent medicine
- Ballet company assistant physician
- International sports coverage
- Metabolic testing
- Nutrition
Family Medicine Community Clinics - Two to three half-days are spent in family medicine continuity clinic, developing other primary care skills. Obstetrics is available but optional.
Call - None. However, sporting event coverage and training room clinics may require evening and weekend hours.
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| Duration |
1 year (August 1 to July 31) |
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Salary and
Benefits |
$45,000/year (2004-2005)
Health, liability, disability, and life insurance
Up to four weeks paid vacation
Time and funds for approved conference attendance
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Application
Information |
Deadline for application is September 30.
The Medical College of Wisconsin Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship participates in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP) Specialty Match. For a universal primary care sports medicine sports medicine application contact:
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
11639 Earnshaw
Overland Park, KS 66210
Telephone: 913-327-1415
Fax: 913-327-1415
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| Contact |
Craig C. Young, MD
Medical Director of Sports Medicine
MCW Clinics at Froedtert East
9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue
P.O. Box 26099
Milwaukee, WI 53226-0099
Telephone: 414-805-7433
Fax: 414-805-7499 |
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| Program Summary |
ACGME accreditation
Anatomy laboratories
Integrated, multidisciplinary sports as instructors
International sports coverage
No call
Opportunity for exposure to coverage at professional sports level
Continuity clinics to maintain primary care skills |