Sports Medicine
Overview
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
In September 2008, the department of Family Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), in conjunction with the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation established a Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship. OHSU has been an established icon for excellence in medicine for not only the city of Portland but the entire Pacific Northwest for decades. The Facility is a referral site for many primary care providers at the University and throughout the State of Oregon, and the faculty and fellows have a well respected reputation. Many individuals, from serious professional athletes to recreationalists also self-refer to sports medicine clinics here at OHSU.
The goals of the Primary Care Sports Medicine Program encompass all the major areas of sports medicine: General medical knowledge, exercise physiology, sports injuries, nutrition, and the team physician experience. Specific curriculum objectives are defined for each component. there is overlap between the components in that knowledge and skills obtained in some areas augment other areas. this broad curriculum is designed for longitudinal learning over the full one-year Fellowship.
The over all goal of the program is to teach our fellows to evaluate and manage sports medicine issues in their own patients. Patient care activities are the cornerstone of training. These goals are accomplished by working at various sites around the OHSU campus and in the training rooms of the colleges and universities in the Portland area. The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow will provide medical coverage for Portland State University athletics and for other athletic events in the Portland area, i.e. The Portland Marathon and the Portland LiveStrong Challenge. He/she will also provide medical coverage for any Big Sky conference championships that are held in the Portland area, in addition to providing coverage for area high school games. The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellow will also participate in many didactic conferences throughout the year.
Curriculum
The curriculum is designed to meet all the ACGME requirements for Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowships. Curriculum activities include:
- On half day of continuity primary care at the OHSU Gabriel Park Family Health Center (FHC)
- Primary Care Sorts Medicine at the OHSU Center for Sports Medicine, as well as the Gabriel Park FHC
- Orthopedics with the OHSU Orthopedic & Rehabilitation department, as well as the Rebound Clinic
- Mass participation event coverage, including the Portland Marathon and the Portland LiveStrong Challenge
- Sports Nutrition
- Exercise Physiology
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
- Sports Psychology
- University and high school training room and event coverage
Application Requirements
Applicants must have completed a family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric, or emergency medicine residency program prior to fellowship. Applicants must also be able to obtain an Oregon Medical License.
Please send the following items with your application:
- A completed AMSSM application form (can be accessed at www.amssm.org)
- A current CV
- Three letters of reference
- A letter from your current residency program director indicating your anticipated completing date and standing within the residency
- A copy of your medical school's Dean's letter
- A copy of your medical school transcript
- A copy of your USMLE or COMLEX scores
- A copy of your current medical license
CharlesW. Webb, DO, Fellowship Director
OHSU Family Medicine
James Chesnutt, MD, Associate Director
OHSU Orthopedics Department
Heather Sturgill, Residency Coordinator
OHSU Family Medicine
