Fellowship Week at a Glance
The fellowship experience is divided into six 2-month rotations. Rotations are structured to allow fellows time in both the clinic and the operating room. The workweek also includes protected time for research, conferences, athletic coverage, and training rooms.
The components of the work week are as follows:
The components of the work week are as follows:
Friday Morning Fellow's Conference
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Fellow's conference is held every Friday morning from 6:30-7:30 a.m. in the Sports Medicine Center conference room. Talks are generally given by the Orthopaedic and Primary Care Sports Medicine fellows. Each fellow will give approximately 5-6 talks over the course of the academic year. Seven to 8 talks will be given by the Sports Medicine Attending Staff members and other respective consultants (ie Foot and Ankle, Spine, etc). The Friday morning lectures cover major topics across the entire spectrum of operative and non-operative sports medicine. These lectures are given at an advanced level and follow a case-based format, much like Instructional Course Lectures at national meetings. In general, each lecture is given in 25-30 minutes. The remainder of the hour is spent discussing interesting cases and other real-world medical scenarios that are likely to be encountered in the operating room, clinic, training room, and on the sideline.
The strength of this didactic conference series is that it brings together specialists from multiple disciplines to discuss complex topics in sports medicine. Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Staff, Primary Care Sports Medicine Staff, Musculoskeletal Radiology Staff, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Certified Athletic Trainers, Residents, Fellows, and Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners are present each Friday to contribute to the discussion of these complex topics. In addition, other Orthopaedic and Medical subspecialists are often invited to attend selected conferences. |
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Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine provides medical services for several area universities:
Each fellow will be assigned to one of these universities at the beginning of the academic year. As part of this team coverage, our fellows and staff hold training room clinics during the week. Each fellow will be expected to hold a training room at his/her respective university each week. These training rooms are typically held late afternoon/early evening. This experience is one of the fellows' favorite experiences as it allows for autonomy in the care of high-level collegiate athletes on the sideline and the training room. |
Training Room Coverage
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Team Coverage
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Collegiate Coverage
During the fall, each fellow will provide football coverage for his/her respective university. Collegiate games are generally held on Saturday's. Attending staff will also be present to provide mentorship and guidance to the fellows. The fellows will be expected to attend both home and away games with the attending staff. In August, each of our fellows will also be involved in the administration of preparticipation physical evaluations (PPE's) for all of our collegiate athletes. Being involved in the process of mass physicals is an important learning experience. No matter where you end up in practice, this is an integral part of providing team coverage at all levels from high school through the professional ranks. After football season each fellow will also provide on-site coverage for the basketball, wresting, and men's lacrosse the remainder of the year. High School Coverage We also provide football coverage for the Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD). The "Senate Conference" is the public school league for the city of Cleveland. Ten schools make up this conference. Many of the students come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, and coverage of this league has been a rewarding experience for our fellows as they (and our expert Certified Athletic Trainers) may be the only point of contact with the medical system for some of these athletes. While the fellows do not provide training room coverage for these teams, each fellow will typically cover one football game per week during the football season. These games are typically held Friday's in the late afternoon (3 pm) or evenings (7 pm). This experience also provides for significant autonomy as the fellows are the team physicians for these athletic contests. Following the football season, there are no other athletic coverage responsibilities for the CMSD athletic programs. |
Professional Team Coverage
We are the official healthcare providers for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and the MLB Cleveland Guardians.
We are the official healthcare providers for the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers and the MLB Cleveland Guardians.
The Cleveland Cavaliers experience is wonderful training for the fellows. Each year it is rated as one of the best parts of the Sports Medicine Fellowship.
The team physicians and fellows only provide coverage for home games. There is no travel during the regular season. The Cavaliers play 41 home regular season games. There will also be a short preseason schedule. Games are played during the week and on weekends. The 41 home games and preseason games are split equally between the three PCSEM and three Orthopaedic Sports Medicine fellows. Each fellow will be expected to cover approximately 7 regular season games and 1-2 preseason games. NBA contests are generally held during the weekday evenings and on the weekends. With this coverage each fellow will have in-depth exposure to the intricacies of providing coverage for an NBA franchise.
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The Cleveland Guardians experience is unique and probably one of the biggest highlights of the fellowship year and is rated as "excellent" by the fellows.
Regular season game coverage is not mandatory but is heavily encouraged. The Guardians play an 81-game home schedule. As with the Cavaliers the team coverage is in conjunction with the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Staff Physicians and split between the PCSM and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows. The highlight of the Cleveland Guardians experience is attending Spring Training in Goodyear, Arizona. Each fellow will separately attend Cleveland Guardians Spring Training for a week in March. This week is truly an immersion in the care of the over head throwing athlete. Fellows will perform preparticipation exams as well as exit physicals. Fellows will become experts in the evaluation of elbow and shoulder issues in the throwing athletes. Not only will this be a great time to be away from the snowy Midwest, it will also be a great experience seeing a major league training facility up close. In addition to the MLB Cleveland Guardians, fellows will also have autonomy covering the Lake County Captains (the Cleveland Guardians High-A minor league team). This is a great experience as the fellows will be the primary team physicians for game coverage for the Captains during their shorter summer/fall season. |
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Mass Event Coverage
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Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine is involved with coverage of several large-scale athletic events. We have been providers of:
These events are generally held on the weekend. Through involvement in mass event coverage the fellow will learn the intricacies and logistics of covering large-scale athletic events. Mass event coverage is a unique learning experience and the fellow will be prepared to take on coverage of these events in the communities where they eventually practice. |
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Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine Journal Club is generally held four times per year during the second half of the fellowship year.
This journal club is open to all Cleveland Clinic Sports Medicine personnel including Orthopaedic Surgery Staff and fellows, PCSM staff and fellows, Physical Therapy, and athletic trainers. This journal club is usually held at the home of one of our Sports Medicine attending staff. By design, this is a relaxed environment with great food and fellowship. We review several journal articles during the evening. Each journal club follows a theme and presents current literature with the highest level of evidence (Level I and II) concerning interesting topics in both surgical and non-surgical Sports Medicine. The purpose of the journal club is to review literature and determine whether it can be used to influence practice. Each participant completes an evidence-based worksheet, and, after discussion, the club rates each article. Some top-rated articles the club has read include:
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Journal Club
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Recent combined journal club with a blood flow restriction theme. Sports Medicine Staff, Fellows and Physical Therapy all came together at the Cleveland Cavaliers Training facility (Cleveland Clinic Courts) for journal club and hands-on experience with blood flow restriction and shockwave therapy.
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