The Emory University Sports Medicine Center provides the environment and facilities for acquiring knowledge, skills, clinical judgment, and attitudes essential to the practice sports medicine. The program director, supporting faculty and staff, and the administration are fully committed to the educational program.
Emory University Department of Orthopaedics Clinical Research Group
Emory University Department of Rehabilitation
Opportunities to engage in ongoing and original research are also available with the Department of Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).
Hicham Drissi, PhD
Vice Chair for Research
Specialty: Cellular Biology
Nick Willett, PhD
Research Professor
Specialty:Biomedical Engineering
Michael Gottschalk, MD
Director of Clinical Research
Specialty: Hand & Upper Extremity
- Understand the nature and variety of injuries occurring in athletics
- Understand the biomechanics of athletic injuries and their prevention
- Develop and understanding and treatment strategy for athletic injuries
- Develop the educational and organization skills to become a team physician
- Be able to diagnose and treat complex injuries and pathology about the knee, shoulder, wrist, ankle and elbow
- Be able to understand the pathophysiology of Low back and Pelvis/ hip injuries among athletes and come up with an appropriate, patient centered treatment plan
- Become proficient in the use of diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound, including platelet rich plasma and stem cell injections
- Grand Rounds once per week
- Sports Medicine Journal Club and lecture series
- PM&R resident sports medicine lecture series
- PCSM Lecture series
- Research Conference
- Orthopaedics/ Sports Medicine Grand Rounds
- American Medical Association for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPMR) Annual Meeting
- Annual Emory Sports Medicine Symposium
- Local high school coverage once per week (Football)
- Emory University, Agnes Scott College and Georgia Tech athletic team coverage
- High School/Collegiate training room experience
- Pro Sports involvement (Falcons, Hawks, Braves, Dream)
- Active participation with staff and residents in clinic and conferences
- Give sports medicine lectures in sports medicine conference
- Assist in leading resident run PM&R Sports Medicine lecture series
- Assist in sports medicine journal club once per month
- Participate in appropriate conferences on a regular basis
- Design and implement at least one research project for presentation at a national meeting and submit for publication in a peer-review journal
- Upon the Fellow's arrival August 1, an outline of research topics will be discussed with him/her. He/she will select the project(s) in which he/she is interested or submit a modification of one for approval. In instances when the fellow has a well-outlined research idea, this project may be implemented during his/her fellowship year. The fellow will select a research mentor among the sports medicine faculty and adjunct faculty
The Emory Department of Orthopaedics has numerous opportunities for orthopaedic research. The sports medicine fellow will be expected to take advantage of these resources to design, implement and complete his/her research hypothesis.
Facilities
The Emory Department of Orthopaedics has one biomechanics laboratory for research purposes. The Emory Sports Medicine Fellow will have his/her own workspace, phone, and desktop computer.
Library
The Emory Sports Medicine Fellow will have access to a well maintained library in our conference room as well as the Emory Health Sciences Library.
Sports Medicine Experience
Our staff provides coverage for numerous local colleges, including Emory University, Georgia Tech, Oglethorpe University, Agnes Scott College, and Georgia Perimeter College. In addition, we provide coverage for several area high schools. This clinical volume provides an extensive opportunity for diagnosing and treating sports medicine pathology during the fellowship.
Application Process
The application deadline is September 15 and interviews will be conducted in October/November. Apply online through ERAS.
Salary/Vacation
The Emory PM&R Sports Medicine Fellow will receive a salary commensurate with PGY level (changes yearly). A comprehensive health insurance, malpractice and benefits package is also provided. The fellow will receive two weeks of paid vacation during the year, with no more than one week to be taken consecutively. The fellow will travel to two conferences per year, in addition to any conference in which he/she is the presenting author of a paper.