Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Fellowship
Mission & Vision
Our mission is to advance sports medicine through the training of future leaders in the field. Our vision is to train primary care physicians to become competent practitioners engaged in the diagnosis and management of athletes and active people of all ages with issues related to sport and physical activity.
Mission & Vision
Our mission is to advance sports medicine through the training of future leaders in the field. Our vision is to train primary care physicians to become competent practitioners engaged in the diagnosis and management of athletes and active people of all ages with issues related to sport and physical activity.
Program Director’s Welcome
We appreciate your interest in the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Fellowship, housed in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. The program is a one-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship program sponsored by the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health and the Department of Orthopaedics at Jackson Memorial Hospital and UHealth Sports Medicine Institute. We are committed to a clinical practice that adheres to the latest evidence-based approaches to our care of active people and those wanting to become active.
Program Director’s Welcome
We appreciate your interest in the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Fellowship, housed in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. The program is a one-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship program sponsored by the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health and the Department of Orthopaedics at Jackson Memorial Hospital and UHealth Sports Medicine Institute. We are committed to a clinical practice that adheres to the latest evidence-based approaches to our care of active people and those wanting to become active.
The fellowship is primarily a one-on-one learning experience. The program has six longitudinal block rotations allowing for both continuity as well as diversity. During each rotation, the fellow will gain experiences in sports medicine, orthopaedics, Division I athletics and family medicine. Each fellow also will have required experiences with sports radiology, sports cardiology/physiology, and physical therapy. Furthermore, academic endeavors are expected and supported through national and local conferences, individual mentoring and local workshops.
There are three weekly conferences that the fellow is expected to attend. These conferences will feature traditional didactic lectures, Certificates of Added Qualification board preparation, journal club and ultrasound (didactic and practical).
During the course of the year, the fellow will receive training in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound. Our curriculum models the recommendations by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and will prepare the fellow to perform MSKUS examinations and interventional procedures to aid in the management of common musculoskeletal disorders. Furthermore, the curriculum meets the prerequisites for the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography MSK sonography certification examination.
The educational process includes four components: 1). Didactic Instructional Sessions; 2). Didactic Practice Sessions; 3). Mentored Clinical Experience and 4). Supplementary and Continuing Education opportunities.
Evaluations are done on a quarterly basis and consist of input from all involved faculty during that rotation. The fellow will meet with Dr. Best and Program Coordinator Michelle Jagessar. A document will be produced that is signed, once reviewed and agreed upon, by Dr. Best and the fellow. A final evaluation is also performed where the fellow provides direct feedback that is used to improve the experience for next year’s fellow.
-Thomas Best, MD, PhD, FACSM
Description
During the course of the year, the fellow will receive training in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound. Our curriculum models the recommendations by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and will prepare the fellow to perform MSKUS examinations and interventional procedures to aid in the management of common musculoskeletal disorders. Furthermore, the curriculum meets the prerequisites for the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography MSK sonography certification examination.
The educational process includes four components: 1). Didactic Instructional Sessions; 2). Didactic Practice Sessions; 3). Mentored Clinical Experience and 4). Supplementary and Continuing Education opportunities.
Evaluations are done on a quarterly basis and consist of input from all involved faculty during that rotation. The fellow will meet with Dr. Best and Program Coordinator Michelle Jagessar. A document will be produced that is signed, once reviewed and agreed upon, by Dr. Best and the fellow. A final evaluation is also performed where the fellow provides direct feedback that is used to improve the experience for next year’s fellow.
-Thomas Best, MD, PhD, FACSM
Fast Facts
Accreditation
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Number of Fellows per Year?
1
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Year 1
Year 1:
Longitudinal experiences are divided into six, two-month clinical blocks. All blocks include sports medicine, orthopaedics, academic time and primary care experiences. Each block will also include other experiences including athletics, physiology/cardiology, sports radiology, physical therapy, surgery and elective time.
For each rotation, the fellow will be able to consistently and accurately evaluate, diagnose and manage patients presenting with primary-care sports medicine illnesses and injuries. The fellow should plan on meeting with their assigned faculty member prior to beginning the rotation to discuss expectations. Rotation evaluations will be collected from all assigned attending staff (including office rotations and the UM Department of Intercollegiate Athletics). These will be collected via New Innovations or handwritten form evaluations. Evaluations will also be collected from athletic trainers; nurses; physician assistants; physical therapists and other involved staff. Four times a year, the fellow will have a scheduled evaluation review and progress review with Dr. Best and the Fellowship Competency Committee. The fellow will be evaluated using the ACGME Sports Medicine Milestone Project, with milestones at six months and at the final evaluation.
Journal club sessions are required monthly experiences as part of the teaching conference. The goal of the journal club is to become able to critically analyze medical literature for its quality, strength of evidence and impact on practice. Sessions will be assigned by the director on a monthly basis, and the fellow will be required to select an appropriate journal club article from recent literature.
Each fellow will be required to complete one systematic review on a topic of choice with the program director. The guidelines will be presented at the research conference in the fall. Submission for publication is an expectation of this assignment. The fellow will also be asked to contribute to other publication opportunities as they arise, and according to program director approval.
Your Faculty
Thomas Best, MD, PhD, FACSM
Director, Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Fellowship Program
Professor, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Family Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Kinesiology
Stephen Henry, DO, MS
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Family Medicine
Carolyn Kienstra, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Sports Medicine
Dr. Kristopher Paultre, M.D.,MSc
Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, Family Medicine
Alumni Placements Include:
Family Medicine Center
University of Houston
University of Miami
Alumni Placements Include:
Family Medicine Center
University of Houston
University of Miami
Notable Alumni
Kristopher Paultre, MD, MSc
2020
University of Miami
Meredith Turner, MD
2019
Family Medicine Center
Geden Franck, MD
2018
Memorial Hermann Health System
Stephen Henry, DO, MS
2017
University of Miami
Kristopher Paultre, MD, MSc
2020
University of Miami
Meredith Turner, MD
2019
Family Medicine Center
Geden Franck, MD
2018
Memorial Hermann Health System
Stephen Henry, DO, MS
2017
University of Miami