University of Colorado

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Program

• Program: University of Colorado Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
• Location: Aurora, CO

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Leadership

• Program Director: Jack Spittler, MD
• Pediatric Track Associate Program Director: Aubrey Armento, MD
• Emergency Medicine Track Associate Program Director: Alex Ebinger, MD
• PM&R Track Associate Program Director: Adele Meron, MD
• Primary Care Track Associate Program Director: Karin VanBaak, MD

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Fellowship Details

• Accepts: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Number of Fellows: 2

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Training Locations

• UCHealth CU Sports Medicine Colorado Center
• University of Colorado Training Center
• UCHealth AF Williams Family Medicine Clinic
• Denver Health Winter Park Medical Center
• Denver Health Minor (Pediatric) Fracture Clinic
• Children's Hospital Colorado Sports Medicine Center
• UCHealth Foot and Ankle Center
• CU Sports Medicine and Performance Center
• CU Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• UCHealth Steadman Hawkins Clinic Denver
• UCHealth Emergency Department

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Team Coverage

• University of Colorado,
• University of Denver
• High School
• Colorado Avalanche
• Denver Nuggets

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Event Coverage

• Needs to be updated

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Curriculum

Sports Medicine Monthly Didactic Topics:

• Team Physician Basics
• Environmental Issues
• Mass Event Coverage
• Suture/Reductions/Casting/Splinting (Ski Rotation Prep)
• GI Issues
• Renal
• Stress Issues
• Respiratory
• Cardiology

Sports Medicine Orthopedic Weekly Didactic Topics:

• Should/Hip/Knee Exam & Imaging
• Sports Pharmacology
• AC Joint/Clavicle Fracture
• Meniscus Transplantation
• Sports Cervical Spine Injuries
• F&A Ligament Injuries
• Adhesive Capsulitis
• RCT Tears -RCR Augmentation – Patch
• PCL/PLC Injuries

Sports Medicine Pediatric Fracture Didactic Topics (Every Other Month):

• General Fracture Principles
• Wrist/Forearm
• Elbow/Shoulder
• Foot/Ankle
• Knee/Hip

Optional Conferences:

• Pediatric Ortho Conferences - Daily
• Pediatric MSK Radiology Conferences – Monthly
• Foot & Ankle Conferences – Weekly

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Contact Information

• Program Coordinator:
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External Links

• http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/medicalschool/departments/familymed/education/fellowship/sportsmedfellow/Pages/AbouttheProgram.aspx

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See Also

• Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowships
• ERAS
• Sports Medicine Match (The Match, National Resident Matching Program)

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