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NOW ACGME ACCREDITED
We appreciate your interest in the Steadman Hawkins Clinic of the Carolinas, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program. This is a one-year post-graduate fellowship program for primary care physicians from accredited residency programs in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, and emergency medicine.
Our faculty strives to create an environment of critical thinking with an integrative relationship amongst orthopaedic surgery, physical therapy, and sports performance. Our program will develop fellows who exemplify leadership skills and who will distinguish themselves amongst the sports medicine community.
OBJECTIVES AND PHILOSOPHY
GOALS:
This fellowship will prepare primary care physicians to become leaders in the field of sports medicine. Fellowship experiences will also prepare the fellow for a career which may include activity as:
- A Sports Medicine Consultant in Private Practice
- A Team Physician: professional, collegiate, and high school levels.
- A Residency/Fellowship Program Faculty member, Clinician Researcher/Educator
- Successful completion of the Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine
OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this fellowship program, the fellow/sports medicine resident will:
Diagnose and Manage medical illnesses and injuries associated with sports and exercise.
- Demonstrate an appropriate sports/exercise related history and Perform appropriate injury specific examinations.
- Order and interpret appropriate laboratory, radiographic/other diagnostic imaging, and exercise physiologic testing.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of treatment modalities including directed physiotherapy, intra-articular injection, casting and splinting, durable medical equipment, exercise prescription writing, and pharmacologic therapies.
- Recognize circumstances needing sub-specialist or surgical referral.
Experience the many roles of a Team Physician.
- Lead and Organize the Sports Medicine Team at both the High School and Collegiate levels. This role includes but is not limited to pre-participation examinations, training room clinics, event coverage, and preparation for on-field emergencies.
- Assist Team Physicians at the High School and Collegiate levels.
- Establish and Maintain effective physician-athletic trainer relationships.
Establish a base for leadership in primary care sports medicine
- Maintain active membership in local/regional/national societies.
- Present and Participate in weekly Sports Medicine Conferences.
- Teach athletes, parents, medical students, residents, and physicians through talks, lectures and precepting.
- Present academic work at local, regional, and national sport society meetings.
- Identify personal leadership skills and teaching abilities.
PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE FACULTY
Kyle J. Cassas, M.D.
Program Director
Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Medical Director, GHS and Mary Black Athletic Trainer's Network
W. Franklin Sease, Jr, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Director of Resident Sports Medicine Education
Joseph Jacko, M.D.
Assistant Program Director
Michelle Jaworski, M.D.
Assistant Program Director
OTHER FACULTY
Sean McEnroe, PT, SCS, MBA
ProAxis Therapy
Burton Johnson, ATC, MBA
ProAxis Therapy
Craig Garrison, PhD, PT, SCS, ATC
STEADMAN HAWKINS CLINICAL ATHLETIC TRAINERS
Linda Anastee, ATC
Benetta Albaugh, ATC
Jennifer Chapman, ATC
James Coffey, ATC
Heather Gilliland, ATC
Gil Gilliland, ATC
John Handley, ATC
ATHLETIC TRAINERS/CLINICAL FACULTY
Edwin Detweiler, ATC Head Athletic Trainer North Greenville University
Sandy Sandago, ATC Head Athletic Trainer University of South Carolina Upstate
Marshall Crespin, ATC Head Athletic Trainer Mauldin High School
SALARY AND BENIFITS
Salary paid at PGY-4 level with Chief Stipend (Approx $50,000/year)
Vacation: 20 days
The value of unused vacation time is paid to the resident upon graduation
Continuing Medical Education: $1500 5 days
South Carolina License fee
Membership to AMSSM and ACSM
AMSSM Annual Fellows Research Workshop
ACLS and PALS course fees paid
$1000 moving allowance
Local travel allowance for training room and event coverage (at program directors discretion)
Life Center Fitness Club membership available
2-3 Lab coats with laundry service
Covered parking
HP iPAQ Pocket PC Computer
Insurance
Medical malpractice insurance
Inexpensive health, dental and orthodontic insurance for residents and their families
Medical Savings Account available: pretax money can be used to pay for medical and child care expenses
SPORTS MEDICINE ELECTIVE
We offer and encourage interested residents to spend a one-month rotation with us here in the upstate. These electives are limited and therefore it is recommended you apply for these well in advance of the rotation.
We would also like to help develop an individualized learning plan for this rotation which will allow us to maximize this learning experience.
Please contact Marci Way for more information via email at mway@ghs.org or by phone at (864) 455-9022.
Fellowship Application
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Program Requirements
All applicants must be from a residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association in family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, or emergency medicine. To consider you for an interview and program admittance, we must receive all of the following materials before the first Friday in October each application year: Completed and typed universal application, personal statement, curriculum vitae, 3 letters of recommendation including one from the program director, medical school transcript, official transcript of FLEX/National Board/USMLE, and registered NRMP number. Interviews will be held from October thru December.
Please send all materials to:
Kyle J. Cassas, MD
c/o Marcia Way, Program Coordinator
Center for Family Medicine
877 West Faris Road,
Greenville, South Carolina 29605
For questions or further information please contact the program coordinator, Marcia Way.
Phone: (864) 455-7831
Fax: (864) 455-9016
Email: mway@ghs.org
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