Requirements
Academic & Administrative Requirements
- Didactic Programs: Fellows attend the Sports Medicine Weekly Didactic Lectures at the Sports Medicine Institute, the biannual Primary Care Sports Medicine Regional Journal Club, quarterly Philadelphia Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine (POSSM) meeting, and the quarterly Pennsylvania Hospital Journal Club.
- Research/Writing: Fellows submit one case report with topic review of the literature or submit an abstract of an original research project. In addition, fellows submit one case report at each of the AMSSM and ACSM annual meetings.
- Presentations: During the course of the year, fellows are required to make six sports medicine presentations at Family Medicine Residency Program lectures and workshops.
- Sports Medicine Faculty Department Meetings: Twice per month
Additional Requirements
- Research Time: One half-day per week
- Rotations: Three half-days per week (sports orthopedics, nutrition, psychology, sports neurology, etc.)
- High School Injury Clinic: Two to four hours per week at assigned high school, performed during the allotted half-day session at Sports Medicine Clinic
- High School Sports Coverage: JV and Varsity home football games and wrestling meets at Interboro High School (Prospect Park, Pa.), Ridley High School (Folsom, Pa.), Strath Haven School ( Wallingford, Pa.), and Garnet Valley High School ( Glen Mills, Pa.).
- Mass Participation Events: Keystone State Games, Philadelphia Triathlon in Fairmount Park™, Pennsylvania Senior Games, Marine Corps Marathon, and USPRO (Cycling) Championships
- NCAA-Division I Sports Medicine Experience: All Swarthmore College home and selected away football game coverage
- Call: From Home for Sports Medicine Clinic only
How to Apply
The Premier Orthopedics Springfield Medicine Fellowship Program is open to all primary care physicians who have completed a residency, including family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine emergency medicine and physical medicine & rehabilitation.
Contact Us
David Baxter, D.O., Program Director
Premier Orthopedics Springfield Sports Medicine