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Clinical Experience
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Clinical Activities

Clinical training includes four months in the primary care sports medicine faculty clinics, four months in the orthopedic sports medicine faculty clinics, one month in pediatric orthopedics and fracture care, and four months of electives. The fellow has a longitudinal rotation in musculoskeletal radiology for ultrasound training throughout the year, as well as a weekly longitudinal clinic in their primary area of training.

The fellow assists the UW primary care team physicians in providing care for approximately 900 University of Wisconsin varsity athletes. The fellow has one half-day per week clinic in the McClain Center Athletic Training Room, providing medical care for the student-athletes, conducting pre-participation physical evaluations of the athletes, and participating in athletic event coverage.

The fellow will serve as a team physician for a local high school, providing coverage for all home football games and other sports as needed or desired during the year. The fellow also serves as co-director of the annual Madison Half-Marathon race.

Teaching

The fellow participates in teaching medical students and residents. This involves teaching in the clinics, lectures, and informal discussions for medical students and residents on topics chosen by the fellow and the fellowship directors.

The fellow may be asked to present topics in a primary care conference in the Department of Pediatrics; present one Grand Rounds for the Department of Pediatrics or one Grand Rounds for the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; and present didactic lectures in the undergraduate athletic training course, “Medical Aspects of Exercise and Sports” every year in the spring.

The fellow will be expected to present one or two lectures at the annual regional UW Sports Medicine Symposium.

The fellow may also be asked to give sports-medicine-related talks to community groups, organizations, and media outlets.