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

Oluwarotimi O. Adesina MD
Associate Fellowship DirectorSports Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Interests: pediatric sports medicine, concussion management

Chad Conner MD
Faculty – Sports OrthopedicsSports 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 | |
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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 |