The fellow is expected to complete a laboratory or
clinical research project that would be sufficient quality
for presenting at a national meeting and/or for submitting
for publication. Under the supervision of the sports
medicine faculty and research staff, the fellow is
encouraged to utilize the research laboratories and the
clinical database for clinical studies. The fellow will have
at least one day per week to pursue research.
The fellowship begins August 1st and ends July 31st.
Compensation for PGY6 is $63,793/year with excellent
benefits.
Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California,
Davis School of
Medicine
Our Vision
Our minimal requirements for selection include the
completion of an ACGME accredited residency program
in Orthopaedic Surgery, eligibility for a California
Medical license, three letters of recommendation and
curriculum vitae.
UC Davis Sports Medicine fellowships are ACGME
accredited. All interested individuals should send a CV to
Rebecca Misner, the Academic Coordinator, at
rjmisner@ucdavis.edu or contact her at 916.734.5874.
All fellowships require licensure in the State of
California. If you have questions about California
requirements, please contact:
The Medical Board of California
916-263-2344
Under the direction of our faculty, our fellowship offers a
full range of training in Sports Medicine, including
operative experience and clinical patient management, as
well as research and teaching opportunities. The fellow
will be involved in the care of collegiate and professional
level athletes under the direction of supervising faculty
and will participate in the on-filed coverage of athletic
events in order to gain a full understanding of sports
injuries and their management.
To be the nation’s leader in orthopaedic
excellence. We will lead national research
innovation, education, and excellence in
orthopaedic surgery that contributes to better
mobility and quality of life for patients.
Our Mission
To leverage one of the nation’s richest
orthopaedic research environments,
multidisciplinary collaborations unique to UC
Davis and our outstanding faculty to enable
compassionate patient care, ground-breaking
innovations and superior training for existing
and future generations of orthopaedic surgeons.
4860 Y Street, Suite 3800
Sacramento, CA 95817
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/orthopaedics/
education/fellowships
Date Here 1/2016
Sports Medicine
Fellowship
Overview
The UC Davis Sports Medicine Program
provides both inpatient and outpatient care of
the extremes of sports related injuries. These
include recreational, competitive, and
professional athletes, both men and women in
the acute, sub-acute, and chronic environment.
The goals and objectives of this 12 month
fellowship training program are increased
knowledge and practice-based learning and
improvement of interpersonal and
communication skills, professionalism, and
competence in patient care. At the conclusion,
the fellow should feel comfortable with the nonoperative and operative treatment of sports
related injuries and have developed a
proficiency in arthroscopic surgical techniques.
In addition, the participant should feel proficient
in the arthroscopic treatment of rotator cuff
tears, shoulder instability, primary and revision
ACL reconstruction and elbow and ankle
arthroscopy.
Training will be conducted at the UC Davis
Health System, which includes the Main
Hospital, Same Day Surgery Center, The
Ambulatory Care Center, and the C Street
Sports Medicine Clinic, as well as the Cowell
Student Health Service on the main campus in
Davis. The teaching staff is comprised of the
faculty of the Sports Medicine service of the
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Service. Additional
teaching will be provided by faculty of Primary
Care Sports Medicine in Family Medicine and
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Sports Medicine Faculty
The Fellow will spend two days a week caring for UC
Davis athletes, and will be assigned game coverage at
the Division I level. The fellow will be actively
involved in rounding on inpatient sports medicine
patients, and will be given the opportunity to establish
independence and decision making in a controlled
supervised environment.
The fellow will have one-on-one teaching availability
with clinical faculty in the operating theatre to learn
diagnostic and operative arthroscopy. The fellow will
have the opportunity to observe, assist, or perform on a
weekly basis. In addition, supervised cadaveric
arthroscopy laboratory will be available six times per
year.
Richard A. Marder, M.D.
Fellowship Director,
Clinical Professor and
Service Chief
Cassandra A. Lee, M.D.
Associate Professor
Outpatient exposure will consist of a one half-day
sports medicine clinic on Monday afternoons at the
Cowell Student Health Service on the main campus.
Here the participant will see active college students
suffering typical sports related injuries. Depending on
the faculty mentor at the time, the fellow will attend an
additional three half-day clinics each week. The fellow
will see 12-15 patients in each of these half day clinics.
Weekly Conferences
 Thursday conference with attendance of the entire
sports medicine team, including faculty, residents,
students, and fellows 7:30-8:30 AM
 Resident core curriculum sessions provided by UC
Davis Orthopaedic faculty Tuesdays 8-9 AM and
Fridays 7-8 AM
James M. Van den Bogaerde, M.D.
Associate Professor
 Journal clubs with select faculty are offered on a
monthly basis to review selected current journal
articles and topics 3rd Tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM