The Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship-Barton Health is designed for board-eligible orthopedic surgeons who wish to specialize in Sports Medicine.

We accept two Sports Medicine Fellows for each rotation- August 1-July 31.
Interview dates for the 2021-2022 Fellowship will be Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, 2020


MISSION STATEMENT
Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellowship will strive for excellence in Fellowship training and education for future sports medicine physicians. Besides concentrating on the ‘Six Core Competencies’, the Fellowship will encompass:

- Education - We will provide the best possible educational experience for both Fellows and Faculty as we empower them to effectively apply their increasing fund of orthopedic knowledge. We will instill the commitment to a lifetime of learning.
- Research - We will stimulate and foster scholarly research in both basic and applied medical science as we continue to create and evaluate new knowledge, particularly as it relates to the cause, prevention and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
- Patient Care - We will provide compassionate, contemporary medical care in a professional, effective and cost conscious manner as we encourage a multi-disciplinary team approach to address the needs of the patient as a whole person.
- Community Service - We will engage our Fellows and Faculty in providing both medical care and health education to members of our community who might otherwise remain unattended.
- Personal Development - We will seek to develop in our Fellows, Faculty and staff those qualities that will be critical to leadership as we meet the challenges of health care in the 21st century - integrity, professionalism, scholarship, collegiality, creativity and compassion.

FELLOWS EDUCATION

 * Curriculum is structured around the AOSSM sports medicine guidelines.
* Weekly Grand Rounds.Fellows will present a topic every quarter.
* CME credit is available for each hour of conference attended.
* Didactics include Case Conference, M&M and Journal Club.
* Time and expenses for one sports medicine CME conference are provided to each Fellow.
* Monthly Anatomy/ Cadaver Labs are available at our Surgical Skills Lab or Lake Tahoe Surgery Center in Zephyr Cove, Nevada.
*Moonlighting is forbidden during your Fellowship.
* Fellows will take 6-8 call days per month at Barton Hospital only.

TRAINING/SURGICAL FACILITIES
Barton Memorial Hospital - South Lake Tahoe, California
Lake Tahoe Surgery Center - Zephyr Cove, Nevada
Sierra Surgery Center - Carson City, Nevada
Carson Valley Medical Center - Gardnerville, Nevada
Renown Medical Center - Reno, NV
Incline Village Community Hospital, Incline Village, Nevada

RESEARCH
Fellows are required to participate in ongoing and original research in sports medicine. A Research Coordinator is available to assist in research and lab activities. Dedicated time is set aside each week for this purpose. The uniqueness of the Lake Tahoe area allows for research into new and forthcoming treatment modalities for recreational injuries, over-use injuries and sports trauma.

TEAM COVERAGE/ RECREATIONAL MEDICAL COVERAGE
Fellows gain experience treating high school, college and recreational athletes.

 - Fall - each Fellow covers one local high school football team and is on the field once during a NCAA football game.
 - Winter - each Fellow travels with the US Ski Team to a location around the world and covers local ski events in the Lake Tahoe region.
 - Spring/ Summer - recreational and regional sporting events occur all season; some examples of Medical Event Coverage would be the Lake Tahoe Marathon, Hard Rock Half Marathon, MedWAR Challenge and Death Ride.

EDUCATION AND GOALS
The Fellowship is focused on the orthopedic surgery sub-specialty fields of sports medicine and sports trauma. The clinical component of the Fellowship includes approximately 10-15 surgical cases per week and two days of clinical examination, diagnosis and treatment in the office setting. Surgical cases are focused on knee arthroscopy, shoulder arthroscopy, shoulder and knee ligament reconstruction, and operative and non-operative treatment of extremity trauma Treatment of the aging athlete, including joint reconstruction and arthroplasty is an important component of the Fellowship. There are six primary teaching attendings that assist and guide the Fellow.

QUALIFICATIONS

 * Graduate of a medical school in the United States/ Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or ECFMG medical school.
 * Graduate of medical school in Osteopathic Medicine in the United States accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and accredited by the ACGME, or soon to be accredited.
 * Graduate of an orthopedic residency program in the United States or Canada.
 * Complete all three steps of the USMLE prior to the start of the program.

APPLICATION PROCESS
The Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine Fellows participates in the SFMatch (www.sfmatch.org).
Questions? Contact Jennifer Gaston, GME Administrator, Fellowship Coordinator. jgaston@bartonhealth.org
530-543-5781

Complete packets should include:
- SF Match Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- 3 letters of recommendation 
- USMLE scores
-Letter of Good Standing from Program Director

Applicants should be eligible for both a California and Nevada medical license.
ACGME accredited since 2009.

 

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Fellows Conference Schedule

June 2019

Date	Name
4*	Kyle Swanson, MD Topic:Superior Labrum and Biceps Pathology
11*	Jeffrey Cummings, MD Topic: Shoulder Instability
18*	Steve Pancio, MD, Fellow Topic: ACI for management of Knee osteochondral defects
25*	Case Conference

July 2019

Date	Name
2	Chris Carver, MD and Steve Pancio, MD Presenting their research projects
9*	Daniel Robertson, MD Topic:Pediatric Elbow Trauma
16*	Case Conference-Faulty Presenting
23	M&M Closed and Protected Conference
30*	Case Conference Meet and Greet New Fellows: Dr Tyson Christensen and Dr William 'Barrett' Bowlin

August 2019

Date	Name
6*	David Young, MD,  Topic: Cardiac issues in the Athlete
13*	Arthur Islas, MD Program Director, UNR Sports Medicine Fellowship Topic: Pre Participation Athletic Evaluations
20*	Case Conference-Faculty Presenting
27	Conference Canceled-Both fellows are with the US Ski Team

September 2019

Date	Name
3	William 'Barrett' Bowlin, MD, Fellow Topic: Presentation on New Zealand US Ski Team Coverage
10*	Robert Rupp, MD Topic: Current concepts in Hip Arthroscopy
17*	Tyson Christensen, MD, Fellow Topic:AC Joint Injuries
24*	Case Conference

October 2019

Date	Name
1*	Thomas Schwenk, MD, Dean of Medicine, UNSOM Topic: Vitamin D Deficiency
8*	Barrett Bowlin, MD, Fellow Topic:Posterior shoulder instability
15*	Kyle Swanson, MD Topic: TBD
22*	Case Conference-LOCATION CHANGE BARTON BOARD ROOM
29*	Terry Orr, MD Topic: TBD

November 2019

Date	Name
5*	Tyson Christensen, MD, Fellow Topic:Biceps tendon pathology
12*	Daniel Robertson, MD Topic: Ligament injuries of the wrist and hand
19*	Case Conference
26*	M&M Conference Closed and Protected Conference

December 2019

Date	Name
3
10
17
24	Christmas Eve Conference Canceled
31	New Years Eve Conference Canceled

Fellowship Faculty