Sports Medicine Faculty:
Robert H. Brophy, MD
Mark E. Halstead, MD
Matthew J. Matava, MD Program Director
Matthew V. Smith, MD
Rick W. Wright, MD

LENGTH:  1 Year
DATES:  August 1 through July 31

The philosophy of the sports medicine program includes: 

• Clinical Excellence
  Patient care is a major tenet of our mission here in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University. 
  
• Advanced Team Care
  Medical care of athletic teams includes care of the St. Louis Blues Hockey Team and the St. Louis Rams Football Team, as well as the Washington University athletic teams and teams from local high schools around the St. Louis area.
  
• Comprehensive Education
  The mentoring component assures that you have one-to-one experience with our faculty during your education. Your schedule will consist of six 2 month rotation block.  You may also have the opportunity to rotate with Drs. Ken Yamaguchi and Leesa Galatz of the Shoulder and Elbow service to gain in-depth exposure to adult, reconstructive procedures of the shoulder and elbow.
  
  The didactic component includes Core curriculum and Sports Medicine service conferences as well as Journal Club conferences to reinforce your learning experience. 
  
• Focused Research
  Faculty members within the department conduct both clinical and basic science research projects. Many projects are funded through research grants sponsored by the NIH, OREF, Barnes-Jewish Hospital or private industry. As part of the fellowship, the fellow is required to participate in one research project that results in publication during the fellowship.
  
  As one of the three components of our mission as an academic health care leader, many chances for the fellow to participate in such research endeavors exist. 

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Clinical Experience
Fellows can anticipate 50 % of time being spent in the OR and 50 % of time spent in clinical (office) activities.

The practice currently sees over 10,000 outpatient visits per year. On average, over 1400 surgical cases are performed each year with 50 % pertaining to the knee, 35 % pertaining to the shoulder and 15 % being classified as "other" (elbow, ankle, etc).

Benefits

• Compensation is based on the PGY-6 pay scale level of Barnes-Jewish Hospital
• 15 working days of vacation time
• Meeting allowance
• One week of time away to attend a CME course. (The fellow is generally expected to attend AOSSM.)
• Participation in Training Camp for the St. Louis Rams
• Participation in the NFL Invitational Combine
• As an ACGME-accredited fellowship program sponsored by the GME consortium, please refer to the web site maintained by the GME for further information on fellows' benefits.
• Participation in the Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellowship Match sponsored by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) (governing fellowship selection for program year 2011/2012).
  

How to Apply: 

Please note that all applications are accepted through the SF Match Residency and Fellowship Matching Services.  Complete information and registration can be found at http://sfmatch.org/.  We do not request any supplemental material other than what the SF Match application requires.

The applicant must have completed his/her orthopaedic residency training.  The fellow is a member of the orthopaedic surgery faculty at Washington University School of Medicine with an appointment as an Instructor.  All fellows within orthopaedic surgery must be eligible for work within the United States as well as a permanent Missouri medical license, BNDD and DEA.  For questions regarding eligibility for a permanent Missouri medical license, please contact the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at (573) 751-0098.

All documents must be received by the Orthopaedic Education Office by December 1st for consideration.  Unfortunately, any applications that are incomplete will not be considered.

EARLY applications are encouraged.

The interview date is Thursday, January 21, 2010.  Applicants selected to interview will be contacted in mid December.

For further information, please contact Barb Haegle, Sports Medicine Fellowship Coordinator, via e-mail at haegeleb@wudosis.wustl.edu or via telephone at 314-514-3569.