Sports Medicine Fellowship

Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship Program has been ACGME accredited and involved in the Daytona Beach community since 1997. The fellowship is a one-year, PGY-4 position open to graduates of ACGME-accredited residency programs in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine. Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship Program has a strong community feel with ties to Bethune-Cookman University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Daytona State College. Graduates of the Sports Medicine Fellowship are eligible to sit for the Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine upon completion.

We follow a robust musculoskeletal ultrasound curriculum to provide our sports fellow with a longitudinal experience in the use of the musculoskeletal ultrasound. Our didactics feature lectures and journal club to prepare for the CAQ in Sports Medicine exam.

Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship curriculum provides experience in our sports medicine clinic as well as with community preceptors in sports medicine, orthopedic surgery, musculoskeletal radiology, podiatry, PM&R, physical therapy and concussion evaluation and management. Event coverage includes Division I football with Bethune-Cookman University, Division II lacrosse with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and many more opportunities throughout the year.

The program director for Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship is Sally Hinman, MD, PhD, CAQ-SM. Dr. Hinman has been working with this fellowship program since 2019 and became the program director in 2022.

Application Requirements

• Applicants must complete their training in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine at an ACGME-accredited residency program prior to the start of fellowship
• All applications are required to be submitted through ERAS in preparation for the NRMP Match
• All applications must be submitted through ERAS on or before September 1, 2023 for the 2024-2025 fellowship year
• ERAS applications must include:
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Personal Statement
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
    • Including one from the Residency Program Director
• Transcript from USMLE or COMLEX
• ECFMG Certification (if applicable)
  • Our program does not accept J-1 Visa applicants at this time

Selection

Applications are reviewed by the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Director and faculty.

Interviews

* Please stay tuned for future updates and information on interviews for the 2024-2025 fellowship year.*

Questions & Mailing Address

Valerie Manfredi, Program Coordinator

Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship

residency.coordinator@halifax.org

386.425.4167

Halifax Health Sports Medicine Fellowship
201 N Clyde Morris Blvd, Ste 200
Daytona Beach, FL 32114

Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship follows a one-year longitudinal curriculum with experiences in sports medicine clinics, orthopedic surgery, podiatry, physical therapy, MSK radiology, PM&R, concussion evaluation and management, exercise treadmill testing and multiple training rooms. The sports fellow will get hands-on experience in patient evaluation and care with progressive autonomy throughout the year.

Highlights

• One fellow per year without competition from orthopedic surgery residents or fellows
• Longitudinal curriculum including primary care sports medicine, orthopedics, and musculoskeletal radiology
• Additional experience in multidisciplinary concussion evaluation and management, exercise treadmill testing, physical therapy, physical medicine and rehabilitation and podiatry
• Hands-on event coverage experience
• College training room rounds
• One half day per week of primary clinic
• Didactics featuring lectures and journal club to prepare for the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine exam
• Scholarly activity through a national conference case presentation and a Medical Grand Rounds presentation at Halifax Health
• Opportunity to teach family medicine residents in lectures, hands-on workshops and sports medicine clinic
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound curriculum
• Platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection experience

Ultrasound

Our ultrasound curriculum incorporates the recommendations from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) for fellowships in sports medicine. The fellow is trained to use ultrasound to aid in diagnosis and to guide injections. A portable Butterfly iQ+ ultrasound is available to the fellow for use in the clinic and training room. Additionally, our program sponsors the fellow’s attendance at the Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Call Schedule

No in-house call. Evening and weekend event coverage as assigned including football, lacrosse, soccer and basketball games as well as endurance events such as a cross-country meet.

Regular Conferences

Fellowship lecture series and journal clubs

Required Off-Site Conferences

AMSSM Fellows Research & Leadership Conference

Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute Introduction to MSK Ultrasound Course

AMSSM, AOASM or ACSM Annual Meeting

Salary

Sports Medicine Fellowship Salary:  $64,680.00

Benefits

• Twenty days of personal leave per year
• Certification of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine exam fee
• Life and disability insurance provided
• Health and dental insurance available
• Malpractice insurance provided
• State of Florida license initiation or renewal fees and DEA license paid
• $1,000.00 moving allowance
• AMSSM, AOASM or ACSM dues are paid
• AMSSM, AOASM or ACSM Annual Meeting registration and travel provided
• AMSSM Fellow Research & Leadership Conference registration and travel provided
• Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound course registration and travel provided
• Butterfly iQ+ Ultrasound to use during fellowship year
• Moonlighting opportunities
• Lab coats and polo shirts provided by Halifax Health
• Cafeteria meals provided while on duty
• Free use of Halifax Heath – Fitness Center for residents with a reduced membership rate for their families

Bethune-Cookman University

Bethune-Cookman University (BCU) is an NCAA Division I HBCU that competes in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The school sponsors football, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, women’s volleyball, women’s golf and women’s tennis with the Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship managing the care of nearly 300 athletes. The Florida Classic is an annual rivalry football game held between Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University at Camping World Stadium in Orlando.

Required Coverage: Football (home and away games), basketball (select home games) and training rooms (twice weekly)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is the largest accredited university system specializing in aviation and aerospace in the US.  It was founded in 1926 as the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation and has grown into an NCAA Division II program participating in the Sunshine State Conference. ERAU fields teams in baseball, softball, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s rowing, men’s and women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf and women’s volleyball. The Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship manages about 500 athletes every year with ERAU Athletics.

Required Coverage: Cross Country Invitational, lacrosse (men's and women's home games), soccer (select home games), track and field (select home meets) and training rooms (twice weekly)

Daytona State College

Daytona State College (DSC) competes in the National Junior College Association (NJCAA) as part of the Mid-Florida Conference. DSC fields teams in baseball, softball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, women’s volleyball and women’s golf. The Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship provides medical care for over 200 athletes at Daytona State.

Required Coverage: No required events. Athletes seen in Sports Medicine Clinic weekly.