The Minnesota Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship offers orthopaedic physicians the chance to develop wide-ranging community-based sports medicine knowledge and skills by evaluating and treating athletes of all ages and abilities.

While Fellows can expect exposure to professional athletes and teams, our program primarily focuses on providing care for Division I and III collegiate-level athletes as well as those playing at a high school level. In addition to clinical and surgical responsibilities, Fellows provide team coverage for two high school athletic programs, a collegiate school and their training rooms.

Graduates will:

• develop the knowledge and skills necessary to administrate a community-focused sports medicine practice that serves high school, collegiate, professional and recreational athletes
• develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide complete orthopaedic sports medicine care for athletes, including operative and non-operative treatment. This includes study of the pathology and biomechanics of athletic injuries and the physical and psychological manifestations of sports injuries and conditions.
• develop the knowledge and skills necessary to administrate and provide coverage for high school, collegiate and professional sports teams as well as local sports events
• develop professional and interpersonal patient care skills necessary to an outpatient and on-field sports medicine setting
• participate as a member of a sports medicine team that includes primary care sports medicine specialists, certified athletic trainers and rehabilitation specialists
• develop skills to design, implement and complete a community-focused sports medicine research study and publish the results
• prepare for advanced training in sports medicine.

Education Methods

Didactic and interactive teaching includes conferences and labs, presentations, imaging conferences and complications case reviews. Education methods include:

• In-clinic patient evaluation and diagnosis, including our Fall Sports Injury Clinic
• Operating room
• Weekly basic sciences, rehabilitation, team physician conferences
• Weekly MSM Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, featuring clinical cases. Fellows present at this conference three times annually
• Weekly/monthly imaging conferences and observation
• Weekly on-field/team and training room coverage
• Journal Clubs: 1) MSM sponsored, every other month; 2) monthly, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Dept. of Orthopedics
• Annual two-day Twin Cities Marathon Conference
• Annual two-day Spring Sports Medicine Conference. Fellows present a research project at this conference
• Physical therapy clinic and observation
• Ongoing research project
• Ongoing community-based sports medicine project
• Community event coverage through the Minnesota State High School League
• Attendance at one outstate orthopaedic conferences of Fellows’ choosing; attendance at conferences held instate as opportunity presents

Evaluation

Fellows are evaluated throughout the year in a number of ways, in accordance with recommendations made by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). These evaluations are used to improve the Fellows’ performance and strengthen the curriculum:

• Quarterly 360 Degree Evaluation by faculty and other staff who interact with them (athletic trainers, surgical staff, administrative) via E*value, an online evaluation tool. A similar evaluation tool, completed by the Fellows, provides feedback about faculty, the curriculum and Fellowship structure
• Completion of conference and procedure logs; Completion of activity presentations on E*value and the ACGME Case Log System
• Clinical/Case Presentations at weekly Sports Medicine Conference: three annually
• Evidence-based Journal Club presentations; one to two annually
• Quarterly Case/Record Review by faculty: a review of patient records and comparison of findings against accepted patient care standards
• Simulations/Models assessing knowledge of procedural skills
• Completion of at least one Research Project; presented at year-end at Annual Fellowship Dinner
• Completion of a Community-based Sports Medicine Project
• Individualized Learning Plan: Fellows identify three learning objectives for the year and strategies to achieve them. This plan will be revised at six-months and at conclusion of the Fellowship.

For more information about the MSM Fellowship, contact 612-273-9196or email lhenn1@fairview.org