Sports Medicine

Our Passion is to train phenomenal physicians to provide compassionate, whole-person sports medicine and MSK care.

The Waco Family Medicine – Sports Medicine Fellowship is unique. Housed in an FQHC dedicated to equity in care for the medically underserved, the fellowship has a dual focus. In addition to the usual care for athletes and team sports, we also train for a more robust skill set needed for lifestyle, wilderness, and MSK medicine. We build flexibility into the curriculum to develop your fellowship your way—for your future practice.

Structure

One-year, ACGME-approved fellowship
1-2 fellows
Competitive PGY-4 salary and benefits
Curriculum – Learn More

Collaborations

Waco Family Medicine

A federally qualified health center caring for nearly 60,000 patients in McLennan County.

Ascension Orthopedics

Waco Independent School District

Comprised of 15,000 students and UIL Class 4-A athletics

Baylor University

Health, Human Performance, and Recreation

Faculty & Educators

Brock Niceler MD

Fellowship Director

Sports Fellowship: University of Utah
Interests: MSK procedures, wilderness medicine, faculty development

Oluwarotimi O. Adesina MD

Associate Fellowship Director

Sports Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Interests: pediatric sports medicine, concussion management

Chad Conner MD

Faculty – Sports Orthopedics

Sports Fellowship: Southern California Orthopedics Institute

Curriculum

Overview

Fall

Orientation
In-training exam
Sideline preparedness / event coverage course
Football season
Sat AM injury clinic
Exercise phys. conference
Exercise phys. lab
Mass participation event conference
Waco Ironman
Submit AMSSM abstract
Sports journal club
Boards (Pedi/IM)

Winter

Sports cardiology conf.
Basketball season
Ultrasound conf.
In-training exam
Exercise phys. journal club

Spring

Baseball season
AMSSM conf.
Pre-participation exams
Journal club (misc.)
Board prep

Sample Weekly Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Morning	Sports Ortho	Exercise phys. lab OR elective time	Clinic – Ultrasound and chronic MSK	Elective	Peds Sports	Football injury clinic
Afternoon	Didactics	Primary care clinic	Elective	Elective	Peds Sports
Evening	Training Room				Friday night football

Electives and Didactics

Ascension Orthopedics

Pediatric Sports
Sports Orthopedics
Ortho Spine
Foot and Ankle
Hand and Wrist
Radiology
Ultrasound
Cardiology
Physical Therapy

Waco Family Medicine

Family Medicine Sports
Procedures
Ultrasound
Wilderness Medicine
Global health
Medical Spanish
Acupuncture
Grant Writing
Reading Elective
Research
Occupational Therapy

Didactics

Afternoon weekly lecture series (see topics)
Special conferences / workshops
- Sideline/event preparedness
- Exercise physiology
- Mass participation event
- Sports cardiology
- Ultrasound
Specialist lectures
- Orthopedic sports
- Orthopedic specialists
- Radiology rounds
- Exercise physiologist
Journal club meetings
National conferences
- AMSSM
- Plus funds for one additional conference
National lectures
- Sports Fellowship on-line lecture series
- Sports cardiology modules
- Sports ultrasound modules

Afternoon Lecture Series

July August	Orientation Medico-legal/administration Sports Medicine Emergency preparedness Sideline and event coverage
September October November	Musculoskeletal sports medicine Musculoskeletal ultrasound Mass participation events Sports cardiology
December January	Pediatric sports medicine Finish ultrasound curriculum
February March	Gen Med sports medicine
April May	Environmental sports medicine Wilderness sports medicine Special popluations
June	Board review