The UPMC in central Pa. sports medicine fellowship offers a hybrid longitudinal/block curriculum. The longitudinal portion of the curriculum includes sports medicine, orthopaedics, and a role as team physician at a local high school. Block rotations are described below.
The longitudinal experience includes spending time each week with our sports medicine and orthopaedic attending physicians as well as providing Dickinson College training room and football coverage. This allows our fellow to participate in a comprehensive treatment plan including initial evaluation, follow-up visits, and return to play. A half day per week is dedicated to the fellow’s primary specialty as well as a half day dedicated to research.
Within the longitudinal experience, block rotations include concussion rehabilitation with occupational therapy, orthopaedic rehabilitation with physical therapy, sports psychology, sports nutrition, podiatry, pediatric cardiology, and musculoskeletal radiology.
The AMSSM musculoskeletal ultrasound curriculum is presented one on one by the fellowship director.
The program currently participates in the weekly AMSSM virtual lectures that were developed to optimize education in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic.
We will also take advantage of the opportunities available through the UPMC in central Pa. orthopaedic surgery residency program by participating in select lectures which are most directly applicable to sports medicine.
The sports medicine faculty also provide lectures to supplement the curriculum.
The east shore sports medicine office is located in UPMC Outpatient Services (formerly known as Bloom Outpatient Center) on the campus of UPMC Community Osteopathic in Harrisburg, Pa. Along with office evaluations, there is a dedicated procedure room with ultrasound capabilities for diagnostic and guided injections including corticosteroid and PRP.
UPMC Community Osteopathic Campus
4300 Londonderry Road
Harrisburg, PA 17109
This west shore sports medicine office is located at UPMC Outpatient Services at Fredricksen Pavilion on the campus of UPMC West Shore. The office offers ample rooms for evaluation as well as a dedicated procedure room for ultrasound-guided injections as well as diagnostics. PRP is also available at this location. Percutaneous tenotomy using Tenex Health is available in the procedure suite on the same campus.
UPMC West Shore Campus
1995 Technology Parkway
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Dickinson College is a private college located in Carlisle, PA. The Dickinson College Red Devils compete in NCAA Division III athletics. Their varsity football team competes in the Centennial Conference. Aside from football, their varsity sports also include Men’s and Women’s soccer, basketball, lacrosse, cross country, track and field, golf, swimming, and volleyball. In addition, they also have men’s varsity baseball and women’s varsity softball and field hockey. Fellows provide sideline coverage for football, and optional coverage for men’s lacrosse. Fellows assist in twice weekly training room coverage alongside team physician Dr. Thomas Chu DO one day a week and individually the other day of the week with supervision available. This allows the fellow to gain experience in the university setting with diagnoses and treatment plans as it pertains to collegiate athletics.
Amy Hench
Residency Coordinator
P: 717-657-7458
F: 717-484-5486
henchal@upmc.edu
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