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A Welcome from the Directors
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Welcome to the University of Wisconsin Primary Care Sports Medicine fellowship! Our one-year fellowship trains primary care physicians in the field of sports medicine to become academic leaders in the care of sports-related problems in children, adolescents and adults.

Launched in 1988 as the first pediatric department-based primary care sports medicine fellowship in the country, our program continues to garner high acclaim both clinically and academically and maintains maximum ACGME accreditation.

As a recently developed specialty, there is no standard of practice or board certification. This gives our graduates the opportunity to develop individual areas of practice to meet the needs of their institutions, based on their own clinical, research, and educational interests. As such, training is provided not only in pediatric orthopedics, but also sports medicine, rehabilitation, rheumatology, and pediatric obesity. Opportunities also exist to develop skills in teaching, publication, and practice management. Non-operative pediatric orthopedists have been increasingly recognized as playing an important role in educating primary care physicians in musculoskeletal medicine. As a graduate of our program, you will have the opportunity to be a leader in clinical care, education, and program development.

As a fellow, you’ll receive the clinical education necessary to treat a wide variety of sport- and exercise-related problems, and become a teacher and researcher in sports medicine. Fellowship training will also lead to eligibility to take the Certification of Added Qualification (CAQ) exam in Sports Medicine.

You’ll also work as part of a dynamic team in a vibrant city that is frequently ranked among the very best places to live in the nation.

If you have completed residency training in pediatrics, family medicine, med/peds, emergency medicine, or internal medicine, you are eligible to apply to the fellowship program.

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to meeting you!

David Bernhardt, MD
Fellowship Director

Kathleen Carr, MD
Fellowship Director