The UNM Department of Family and Community Medicine’s Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship is a 12-month, ACGME accredited program, limited to one fellow each year, selected on a competitive basis, that is open to physicians who are currently enrolled in or have successfully completed an ACGME accredited residency in Family Medicine.
The goal of the fellowship is to provide a supportive and diverse learning environment for specialized training in sports medicine and exercise related injuries within a system that provides high quality primary and sports medicine care for all patients, as well as the specific populations of recreational, elite, scholastic and NCAA Division 1 intercollegiate athletes.
The fellowship will provide the training opportunities needed to diagnosis and manage chronic/acute injuries and illnesses related to sports and exercise. Fellows will gain expertise in injury prevention, pre-participation evaluation, return-to-play criteria and rehabilitation. Fellows will function as a team physician at the high school and collegiate level and serve both individual patients and the community through the promotion of physical fitness and wellness. The fellow will be actively involved in education with participation and presentation in multiple teaching settings as well as working with other learners such as orthopedic sport fellows, residents, medical students, athletic trainers, physical therapists, coaches and athletes. Additionally, the fellow will be vigorously encouraged to develop and execute their own personal exercise/fitness regimen while working with the exercise physiology staff at the UNM Human Performance Lab.
As of 2010, the ACGME has continued accreditation for the Sports Medicine Fellowship, through 2015.
