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 and MSK medicine. We build flexibility into the curriculum to develop your fellowship your way—for your future practice.

Structure

WFM is committed to an environment of diversity, equity and belonging—and to the wellness of our fellows.
Team Collaboration and Fellowships

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

WFM Faculty: Brock Niceler, MD

Brock Niceler MD

Fellowship Director

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

Rotimi O. Adesina MD

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

Nolan Malthesen MD

Faculty – Sports Orthopedics

Sports Fellowship: University of Texas Health Science Center

Kevin Caperton MD

Faculty – Sports Orthopedics

Sports Fellowship: University of Colorado

2023-24 Fellows

Michael Tapscott, MD

Dr. Tapscott is a sports medicine fellow with roots in Coppell, TX. He completed his undergraduate studies at Austin College in Sherman, TX, and attended UT Southwestern Dallas for medical school. Before entering fellowship training, he worked in primary care in Granite Falls, North Carolina.

During his fellowship, Dr. Tapscott aims to enhance his skills in diagnostic ultrasound and procedures for managing non-operative MSK conditions in a community setting. Outside of medicine, he enjoys blacksmithing, traveling, and spending time with his wife.

Amanda Weaver, MD

Dr. Weaver pursued her undergraduate studies at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, where she actively participated in college basketball for 3 years. She continued her medical education in West Texas at Texas Tech in Lubbock. During her fellowship, Dr. Weaver she seeks to further develop her skills in diagnosing and treating complex MSK complaints, broaden her procedural skills, and serve as a team physician for local sports teams. Her long-term aspiration is to secure a post-fellowship position that combines primary care outpatient, sports medicine, and inpatient medicine. Beyond her professional pursuits, Dr. Weaver finds joy in outdoor adventures with her dogs and time with her family and friends.

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
  • Submit AMSSM abstract
  • Sports journal club

Winter

  • Sports cardiology conf.
  • Basketball season
  • Mass participation event coverage
  • 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

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
MorningFam Med SportsExercise phys. labOrtho SportsElectivePeds SportsFootball injury clinic
AfternoonDidacticsPrimary care clinicElectiveElectiveElective
EveningTraining RoomFriday 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
  • 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
JuneBoard review

@ 2024 Waco Family Medicine Residency