VCOM 2016 Annual Report

MEETING OUR MISSION — OUTCOMES

VCOM/Virginia Tech and VCOM/ Auburn University Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs T he VCOM Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program was established to provide fellows with training to diagnose and manage medical illnesses and injuries of athletes in a Division I University setting, and to serve all levels of athletes and patients with sports related injuries. VCOM partners with Virginia Tech and Auburn University to offer hands-on experiences to fellows on the Virginia and Auburn campuses. These partnerships provide fellows and medical students with unique opportunities. This fellowship program includes educational experiences necessary for participants to achieve the knowledge, motor skills, interpersonal skills, professional attitudes and practical experience required in sports medicine. Faculty implement educational and clinical opportunities, including osteopathic manipulative medicine focused on athletes, ultrasound imaging for diagnosis of injuries, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy and more. The program requires fellows to be involved in medical student instruction and is designed to allow the fellow to assume progressive responsibility for patient care. The program fosters both academic and research growth to develop physicians who can competently serve as program directors and/or researchers in sports medicine.

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