UHZ - Sports Medicine Institute

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

The goals of the UHZ Sports Medicine Institute fellowship are to provide a comprehensive educational, clinical, operative and research training opportunity in orthopaedic sports medicine and to stimulate our trainees to subsequently provide exemplary clinical care and contribute to future improvements in the general field of orthopaedic sports medicine.
The UHZ Sports Medicine Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This is a one year program for individuals who have completed an orthopaedic residency and who desire to be exposed to a broad based experience in the care and prevention of injuries to athletes. UHZ Sports Medicine Institute currently has 3 fellowship trained sports medicine orthopaedic surgeons who share in the responsibility of care. In addition to the office and OR practice, the spectrum of care includes pre-season and post-season physicals, weekly clinics in the athletic training room, and game coverage. Faculty also cover local high school and community events.
During the fellowship year, each fellow will evaluate patients with sports-related injuries in an acute setting in the training room as well as on the field. The fellow also evaluates patients in the office to develop and carry out appropriate treatment plans. Surgical interventions emphasize arthroscopic and open ligamentous reconstruction and soft tissue repair of the shoulder, elbow, knee, and ankle. The latest surgical techniques are utilized.

Didactics

Didactic sessions include weekly participation in the UHZ Sports Medicine Institute Conference Series, which are held every Tuesday and Friday from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. and a monthly journal club. Emphasis is placed on current concepts and techniques in sports medicine, radiology and physical therapy. The fellows are expected to present at the Conference Series throughout the year.
Teaching activities are encouraged with orthopaedic medical students, and allied health providers. We are also enriched by the presence of a foot and ankle specialist as well as an emergency medicine specialist who are both fellowship trained, share clinical space and provide medical coverage for our student-athletes.

Team Coverage

UHZ Sports Medicine Institute provides medical coverage for the Miami-Dade County public high school sports program, Florida International University, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Florida Panthers. Fellows actively participate in all levels of medical coverage.

Application Procedures

UHZ Sports Medicine Institute will provide two ACGME-accredited orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship positions for the academic year. The deadline for application is December 15 of the current year. The Sports Medicine Match is administered by the San Francisco Match program. Further information regarding the application process can be obtained through their website http://www.sfmatch.org/.
Most of the important information will be included in the San Francisco Match application. In addition, candidates should provide the following information directly to our program, via Nora Diaz, prior to the December 15 of the current year deadline:
• 2 x 2 photograph
• Four (4) letters of recommendation (if not transmitted via the San Francisco Match)
Applications should be received 19 months prior to the start of their fellowship and interviews conducted in January or February of the ensuing year. A great deal of emphasis will be placed on the interviews. Each applicant will be interviewed by the full time faculty and have general sessions with each fellow currently participating in the program. Applicants will be ranked and then submitted to the SF Match, which will be in compliance with the
recruitment and selection policies.

For questions regarding the fellowship program, please contact Nora Diaz at norad@baptisthealth.net.