VCOM - 2019 Annual Report

T he VCOM Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program was established in 2004 to provide fellows with training to diagnose and manage medical illnesses and injuries of athletes in a Division I university setting as well as 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. VCOM has established a new Sports Medicine Clinic at Radford University (RU) where VCOM physicians and Radford athletic trainers provide state-of-the-art care for RU athletes. This fellowship program includes educational experiences necessary for participants to achieve the knowledge, motor skills, interpersonal skills, professional attitudes and practical experience required to successfully practice sports medicine. Working directly under sports medicine trained physicians, fellows have educational and clinical opportunities that include osteopathic manipulative medicine focused on athletes, ultrasound imaging for diagnosis of injuries, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy and more. Sports Medicine Fellowships VCOM/Virginia Tech and VCOM/Auburn University Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs

VCOM’s fellows work with sports teams on a wide variety of levels including those at Virginia Tech, Radford University, Auburn University,

high school programs, club level teams and minor league teams as well. This access to players as patients gives fellows unrivaled hands-on experience.

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