Typically, the fellow will spend every Thursday (after 3:00 p.m.) in the DePaul training room and 1/2 day in their primary specialty (Continuity Clinic). The monthly rotation times are incorporated in the weekly rotation and changes monthly, allowing the trainee experience in multi-subspecialty areas and rounds out the sports medicine experience.
The following is a sample schedule and may be subject to change.
| August | Musculoskeletal Radiology | February | Foot & Ankle (2 weeks) Hand & Elbow (2 weeks) |
|---|---|---|---|
| September | Foot & Ankle (2 weeks) Hand & Elbow (2 weeks) |
March | Pediatrics / Hip CWS Spring Training |
| October | Research / PCSM | April | Elective |
| November | Physiatry / Spine Non-Operative |
May | Pediatrics |
| December | PT/OT, Casting & Splinting (2 weeks) PCSM (2 weeks) |
June | PCSM |
| January | Elective** | July | Sports Medicine Tools*** |
*Research month used to develop and execute a year-long research project, as well as prepare cases for presentation at AMSSM and ACSM conferences.
**Elective month used to explore an area of interest in a more in-depth fashion. May be done away from campus. Some possibilities include:
- Throwing clinic and pitching mechanics (Chicago)
- Sports nutrition (Chicago)
- Sports hernia (core muscle injury) in Milwaukee, Philadelphia
- Wilderness medicine in Montana
- Ski medicine in Colorado, Utah, or Vermont
- Sports medicine in another location
***Sports Med Tools is a sampling of different topics that may prove useful for a sports medicine physician, such as Cardiac and Pulmonary Testing, Eating Disorders, Sports Psychology, etc.
Educational lectures take place on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 5:00-6:30 p.m. These cover a variety of orthopedic and primary care sports medicine topics. Throughout the year, the fellow will present six lectures on topics of their choosing.