Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
The Florida International University/Baptist Health Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship is a one-year intensive program for family medicine physicians to further their sports medicine education.
Developing the Sports Medicine Doctors of Tomorrow
The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship provides fellows with a comprehensive and exceptional education in team coverage and clinical care. Working directly with team physicians and athletic trainers helps fellows develop skills in caring for athletes, the physically active, and a wide range of medical and musculoskeletal problems in the community.
The program’s fellowship-trained faculty physicians, based at Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute, provide fellows with the advanced knowledge, training and experience to handle the breadth of office-based and sideline sports medicine. The program offers unique year-round coverage opportunities for a wide variety of high school, collegiate and professional sports teams.
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Professional Team Physicians
Program Leadership
Michael Swartzon, M.D.
Program Director
Luis Rodriguez, M.D.
Associate Program Director
Margie Gonzalez
Sr. GME Program Administrator
786-308-2144
PCSMFellowship@BaptistHealth.net
Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute
The Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute is a multi-site practice, offering comprehensive orthopedic services, including sports medicine, foot and ankle, hand, adult reconstruction and trauma care.
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
West Kendall Baptist Hospital features 203 private rooms and provides care for adult medical and surgical services, including a separate critical care unit.
Baptist Health Primary Care Family Medicine Center
The Family Medicine Center, located in the Medical Arts Building, serves as the primary training ground for the accredited Family Medicine Residency.
Curriculum
Program Application Requirements
Our program attracts, educates, and retains exceptional talent to serve the South Florida community.
Acceptance/admission to the program is contingent on the submission of all requested materials and meeting all eligibility requirements determined by the program.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Residency Prerequisites
- Board-eligible graduate of an ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program
- Must be eligible to be granted an unrestricted or training license to practice medicine in the state of Florida
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Application Requirements
- Completed ERAS and Supplemental ERAS application
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- International medical school graduates must have a valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates
A Transformative Education
At the Wertheim College of Medicine, your journey is enhanced by diversity, research, innovation and community outreach. Our programs empower the next generation of physicians with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to become leaders in the health care field.
Life in South Florida
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