University of Toledo

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Program

• Program: University of Toledo Sports Medicine Fellowship
• Location: Toledo, OH
• ACGME ID: 1273831011

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Leadership

• Program Director: Roger Kruse, MD
• Associate Program Director: Matthew Rennels, DO
• Core Faculty:
  • Kevin Dankert, DO
  • Erica Martin, MD
  • Matt Roth, MD
  • Ryan Szepiela, MD

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Fellowship Details

• Accepts: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medicine-Pediatrics
• Number of Fellows: 3

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Training Locations

• Wildwood Medical Center
• Wildwood Athletic Club

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Teams Coverage

• Professional
  • Toledo Mud Hens (Triple-A baseball)
  • Toledo Walleye (ECHL Minor League hockey)
• College
  • University of Toledo (Division I)
  • Lourdes University (NAIA, Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference)
• High School: Local

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Event Coverage

• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
• Sylvania Pacesetter Soccer Tournament
• Go the Distance Running School events
• PGA Championship at Inverness Club in Toledo
• Glass City Marathon
• USTF 24-hour Run National Championship
• the Toledo Senior Judo Championship

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Curriculum

• Spend two half-days (20%) per week in your primary care discipline arranged through Wildwood Family Physicians or ProMedica Toledo Hospital, based on your primary care specialty.
• Spend at least two half-days (20%) per week in the Sports Medicine Clinic exclusively treating sports medicine patients referred to the clinic. This experience also includes exposure to the full spectrum of athletes from children to the elderly.
• Serve as team physician for local high schools, providing side line coverage and supervising on site
• Participate in a didactic lecture series presented by the fellowship’s sports medicine faculty and specialists in fields.
• Prepare and present didactic lectures to athletic trainers, physical therapists, residents, staff and the public on topics ranging from on-field emergencies to rehabilitation of athletic injuries (typically four-six presentations over the course of the year).
• Provide coverage for community sporting events, as needed, including regular coverage of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, Sylvania Pacesetter Soccer Tournament and Go the Distance Running School events. Other past events include the PGA Championship at Inverness Club in Toledo, Glass City Marathon, USTF 24-hour Run National Championship, the Toledo Senior Judo Championship and many more.
• Participate in a monthly journal club conducting reviews of recent pertinent literature and landmark research with primary care sports medicine faculty.
• Attend a monthly sports medicine radiology conference discussing cases submitted by the Sports Medicine Clinic and local physicians and presented by a musculoskeletal fellowship-trained radiologist to enhance your understanding of various imaging techniques.
• Give formal presentations at local, state and national sports medicine meetings.
• Conduct research – each fellow is required to prepare a minimum of one scientific paper or case suitable for presentation / publication during the fellowship year. The program director and faculty will provide you with the necessary support, guidance and resources in all phases of this effort.
• Assist with and perform ultrasound diagnostics and interventions/injections including Regenerative Medicine (Platelet Rich Plasma and stem cell)

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Contact Information

• Program Coordinator: Mimi Cannon
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Phone: 419.578.7590
  • Fax:

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External Links

• https://www.promedica.org/for-health-professionals/academics/sports-medicine-fellowship
• https://www.utoledo.edu/med/depts/familymed/sports-medicine/highlights.html

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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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