The Division of Sports Medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine provides fellowship training in primary care sports medicine.  This one-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship provides training for Board-Certified/Eligible primary care physicians (family medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, emergency medicine, and physical medicine and rehabilitation) who are interested in additional training in the medical needs of the athlete.  The goals of the program are to equip physicians:

1. To provide care to athletes at every performance level
2. To contribute to the body of knowledge in the growing field of sports medicine
3. To teach sports medicine principles to other physicians and physicians in training
4. To advocate for the benefits of exercise and sport in their practices, in their communities, and within their primary specialty; and 
5. To continue lifelong learning in sports medicine.

UH Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
The University of Hawai‘i Sports Medicine (UHSM) Fellowship is affiliated with the University of Hawai‘i Family Medicine Residency Program.  The UH Family Medicine residency is a community-based program of 6 residents/year.  The residency has an emphasis on care for rural and underserved populations.

The UHSM fellow staffs a weekly sports medicine clinic at The Physician Center at Mililani (TPCM), the home base for the UH Family Medicine Residency, located about 20 minutes from the UH campus.  The fellow provides patient care, as well as clinical teaching for residents and medical students.  In addition, the fellow is expected to deliver several sports medicine-related lectures during the residency’s weekly didactic sessions.  The TPCM is also the continuity clinic site for fellows who trained in family medicine. 

The UHSM fellow is an integral part of the sports medicine athletic health care team at the NCAA Division I University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Athletics Department.  Although the fellow functions under the supervision of program faculty, he/she assumes significant responsibility in the provision of primary medical care for the 500 UH varsity intercollegiate student-athletes.  The fellow also provides sports medicine care for the UH Manoa faculty, staff, and students.

The fellow’s schedule varies throughout the year.  A representative week is shown below.  There are required rotations in orthopaedic surgery, radiology/diagnostic imaging, cardiology, and physical therapy/rehabilitation, in addition to regular didactic sessions, research, athletic training room, and sports medicine clinic time. There is inherent flexibility in the fellow’s schedule, which allows for the pursuit of other electives.  Sporting event and practice coverage is shared with other UH team physicians and faculty. 

The UHSM fellow is expected to engage in a meaningful research project during the fellowship.  This may be achieved by pursuing an individual research project or by significant contributions to ongoing research by sports medicine faculty. The fellow has access to faculty and university support in research development.

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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I
SPORTS MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP WEEKLY SCHEDULE

*Required Rotations include PT/Rehabilitation, Cardiology, and Musculoskeletal Radiology/Imaging.
The fellow rotates with 3-4 different orthopaedic surgery faculty for one-half day per week for 4 weeks in July-August.
The fellow also observes appropriate orthopaedic surgical cases.

TPCM: The Physician Center Mililani (UH Family Medicine Residency clinic)
UHSM: University Health Services Manoa
UHAD TR: University of Hawai‘i Athletic Dept. Training Room

The UHSM fellow participates in regular didactic education sessions that include a core conference lecture series of Sports Medicine topics, journal clubs, clinical case conferences, Sports Medicine Grand Rounds, and clinical correlation radiology conferences.

The Sports Medicine fellow will begin on July 1, 2009 (Orientation on June 30, 2009).  Salary and benefits are those of the PGY IV level at the UHM John A. Burns School of Medicine.  Salary for 2009-2010 academic year is $53,822.  Additional information on benefits (as well as other useful information on moving to Hawai‘i) can be obtained from: Hawaii Residency Programs, 1356 Lusitana Street, Suite 510, Honolulu, HI  96813; (808) 586-2890. www.hawaiiresidency.org 

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UH Sports Medicine Faculty

The UH Sports Medicine Fellowship is directed by two core faculty members, however, the program is unique in that the fellow will interact with a number of different physicians and allied health professionals who are also involved in providing care for UH Manoa student-athletes.  Many of these clinical faculty members have additional training or significant experience in caring for high-level athletes. 

Andrew W. Nichols, MD

e-mail: nicholsa@hawaii.edu

Program Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship

Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health,

Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Medical Director and Adjunct Associate Professor, UH Athletic Training Education Program, Department of Kinesiology and Leisure Sciences, College of Education, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Head Team Physician, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Athletics Department

Dr. Nichols has served as the Head Team Physician for the UH Manoa Athletics Department since 1994.  He has also served as Team Physician for USA National Soccer and Water Polo teams. Dr. Nichols is a graduate of Stanford University, where he was a 4-year varsity letterman in competitive swimming. He received his medical degree from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and completed his family medicine residency and sports medicine fellowship at UCLA.  Dr. Nichols is Board certified in Family Medicine and holds a CAQ in Sports Medicine.  His research interests include sports injury management outcomes, the use of complementary-alternative medicine by athletes, knee cruciate ligament injuries in collegiate athletes, and evidence based medicine in Sports Medicine particularly the aspects of Sports and Athletic Medicine that apply specifically to Hawai'i and the Pacific region.
 

Tiffany C. K. Forman, MD

e-mail: tforman@hawaii.edu

Associate Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

Assistant Professor, Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health,

John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Assistant Team Physician, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Athletics Department

Team Physician, Mililani High School

Dr. Forman received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and her medical doctorate from the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine.  She completed her Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship training at the University of Hawai‘i John A. Burns School of Medicine.  She is Board-certified in Family Medicine and holds a CAQ in Sports Medicine.  Her research interests include sports injury management outcomes, and Native Hawaiian issues in sports medicine and sports participation.

Application Information
The University of Hawai‘i Sports Medicine Fellowship participates in the primary care sports medicine fellowship match through the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP).  Applicants must be Board-certified or Board-eligible in Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and PMR.  Applicants must have passed Step 2 of the USMLE exam. Since applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, early application is strongly encouraged.  Interested applicants should register with the NRMP and make note of the following timeline for the 2009 primary care sports medicine match:

Applicants must submit the "Application for Sports Medicine Fellowship" available through the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM).

Additional application materials to be submitted include:

• Three letters of recommendation from physicians or other professionals who can attest to applicant's clinical, research, and/or teaching skill and interest
• Curriculum vitae
• Medical school dean's letter
• Copies of medical school diploma, medical license, and validation of residency
• Personal statement should be no longer than one (1) page in length and address: (a) career plans/goals; (b) expectations of fellowship experience; (c) reason for specific interest in University of Hawai'i program; and (d) teaching and research experience.

Please submit application and supporting documents to:

Andrew W. Nichols, M.D.

Program Director

University of Hawai'i Sports Medicine Fellowship Program

John A. Burns School of Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine

651 Ilalo Street

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813-5534

E-Mail: nicholsa@hawaii.edu   

For further information regarding the UH Sports Medicine Fellowship, please contact:

Ms.Valerie Wabinga

Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Administrator
c/o University of Hawai'i Sports Medicine Fellowship
John A. Burns School of Medicine, Division of Sports Medicine

651 Ilalo Street

Honolulu, Hawaii  96813-5534
sportmed@hawaii.edu

wabinga@hawaii.edu

Updated 7/28/09