Vanderbilt University
Program
- Program: Vanderbilt University Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
- Location: Nashville, TN
- ACGME ID: 3334712008
Leadership
- Program Director: Lauren P. Porras, MD
- Associate Program Director:
- Core Faculty:
Fellowship Details
- Accepts: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medicine-Pediatrics
- Number of Fellows: 2
- One spot dedicated to EM
- One spot available to all specialties
- No availability to FM due to no Department of Family Medicine, so unable to provide a continuity clinic experience that allows FM physicians to practice the full breadth of their specialty.
- Pediatric, Internal Medicine, Med/Peds: All are 2 year fellowships
- PMR and EM: Both are 1 year fellowship
Training Locations
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Vanderbilt Student Health
- Vanderbilt Orthopedic Institute
Teams Coverage
- Professional:
- Nashville Predators (NHL)
- Nashville Sounds (Oakland Athletics AAA Baseball)
- Nashville Soccer Club (MLS)
- College:
- Vanderbilt University
- High School:
- Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association
- Metro Nashville Public Schools
Event Coverage
- SEC Cross Country races
- Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital Youth Triathlon
- Music City Half Marathon
- Country Music Marathon
- TSSAA State Wrestling Championships
- Iroquois Steeplechase horse race (medical team for jockeys)
Curriculum
- During the first year of our two-year primary care sports medicine fellowship program, you will participate in:
- Treating patients one day a week in your primary care specialty
- Research
- Rotations in sports & pediatric orthopedic surgery
- Sports Team coverage
- In your second year, you serve in a faculty position as a clinical instructor and also participate in:
- One day a week in Pediatric Sports Medicine
- Two clinic days a week as a Sports Medicine Attending at Vanderbilt Student Health & Vanderbilt Orthopedic Institute
- Two days a week in elective rotations with hand, foot and ankle, and hip surgeons
- Research
- Sports Team Coverage
- During your rotations, fellows will receive a broad range of training from surgical and non-surgical faculty, including:
- The diagnosis and treatment of pediatric and adult musculoskeletal conditions
- The diagnosis and treatment of medical sports medicine conditions
- Rehabilitation of injuries in the office and training room
- Interpreting ImPACT neurocognitive tests through the Vanderbilt Sports Concussion Center
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound following the AMSSM, AIUM, and ESSR guidelines
- Online learning courses and supplementary instruction on ECG interpretation in athletes
- Sideline Medicine through our Vanderbilt Sideline Medicine Pre-Season Preparation course for physicians, physical therapists and athletic trainers
- Nutritional guidance
- Wellness and performance optimization
Contact Information
- Program Coordinator: Karen Shelton
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone:
- Fax:
External Links
See Also
- Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowships
- ERAS
- Sports Medicine Match (The Match, National Resident Matching Program)
Created by:
John Kiel on 10 June 2019 03:54:15
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11 June 2026 13:36:29
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