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Sports Medicine Fellowship

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Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship provides a well-rounded, multi-disciplinary approach to fellowship education to develop versatile sports medicine physicians. Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship’s curriculum provides experience in our sports medicine clinic as well as with community preceptors in sports medicine, orthopedic surgery, musculoskeletal radiology, podiatry, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), physical therapy and concussion evaluation and management. Our fellowship is involved with the Halifax Health – Family Medicine Residency, and our fellow has the opportunity to teach residents on musculoskeletal topics in didactics and hands-on workshops.

What We Offer

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, endurance events such as the Tomoka Marathon 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, FL.

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 and marathon.

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.

Tomoka Marathon

The Tomoka Marathon is an annual Boston Marathon qualifier with >2000 athletes participating in the 5K, half marathon and full marathon in Ormond Beach, FL. The fellow learns mass event planning as the Co-Medical Director of this event.

Meet Your Sports Medicine Fellowship Team

Sports Medicine Fellowship Doctors

Sally Hinman, Program Director
MD, PhD, CAQSM
Sally Hinman, Program Director
MD, PhD, CAQSM

Sally Hinman, M.D., Ph.D., C.A.Q.S.M., has been named Director of Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship. Dr. Hinman completed the Medical Scientist Training Program at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Ind., where she earned a Ph.D. in Cellular and Integrative Physiology.

Dr. Hinman is a graduate of the Community Health and Family Medicine Residency Program at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., and the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program the at University of South Florida/Morton Plant Mease in Clearwater, Fla. She has covered large-scale sporting events including teams at the high school, college and professional levels.

Dr. Hinman joined the core faculty for the Halifax Health Sports Medicine Fellowship and Halifax Health Family Medicine Residency in 2019. She became the Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Director in 2022. Her professional interests include ultrasound-guided procedures and teaching. In her free time, she enjoys going to the beach with her husband and children.

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Dennis Wen, Associate Program Director
MD, CAQSM
Dennis Wen, Associate Program Director
MD, CAQSM

Dennis Wen, MD is the Associate Program Director at Halifax Health – Sports Medicine Fellowship.

Dr. Wen was most recently an associate professor of Clinical Family and Community Medicine at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Mo. He has also served as an assistant fellowship director for a sports medicine fellowship program and a team physician for the University of Missouri. Dr. Wen is a graduate of Duke University and received his medical degree from East Carolina University, both in North Carolina.

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Kyle Correll
MD, CAQSM
Kyle Correll
MD, CAQSM

Dr. Kyle Correll is a native of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania who graduated Magna Cum Laude from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Spanish. Dr. Correll earned his MD from University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine in the SELECT Program, which focused on healthcare improvement and leadership. He completed his medical training at the Halifax Health Family Medicine Residency Program and completed an additional year of training at Halifax Health through the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship.

While in residency he completed both the Healthcare Disparities and Sports Medicine tracts and served as a Primary Care physician in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was graciously awarded the Nurses Award for the Caring Physician and the Dr. Y.B. Au Yeung Award for Excellence in Pediatrics. He currently works as a bilingual Sports Medicine Physician with Florida Health Care Plans (FHCP), a 5-star Health Plan recognized by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He remains active in teaching residents and fellows within the Halifax Family and Sports Medicine Programs and finds educating physicians to be extremely rewarding. Among some of his professional aspirations, he aspires to be a team physician within the Major League Baseball (MLB) association and be a catalyst for change within healthcare. Personally, Dr. Correll enjoys staying active, traveling and spending quality time with family and friends.

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Brent Fulton
MD, CAQSM
Brent Fulton
MD, CAQSM

Brent N. Fulton, MD, is a graduate of Bowman Gray/Wake Forest School of Medicine. He completed his family medicine residency and sports medicine fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy where he earned a degree in Ocean Engineering. Dr. Fulton served in the United States Navy as a special operations officer before attending medical school. He is currently in a private sports medicine and orthopedic rehabilitation practice in Daytona Beach, FL. He has special interests in acupuncture, spine rehabilitation, medical exercise and water/endurance/action sports injuries.

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Sports Medicine Fellow, Class of 2023

Gil Vega
MD
Gil Vega
MD

Dr. Gil Vega was born and raised in Puerto Rico prior to moving to Orlando, FL at a young age. His passion for health, exercise and fitness led him to become a personal trainer during his undergraduate years. He graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise and Sports Science prior to continuing his education at Florida International University, graduating with a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy. Dr. Vega practiced as a Physical Therapist for almost 8 years before following his dreams of becoming a physician. After graduating from medical school, he completed his Family Medicine residency at AdventHealth Winter Park Family Medicine program in Winter Park, Florida. He is excited to continue to pursue his true passion in sports medicine at Halifax Health.

Outside of medicine, he is an avid fitness enthusiast who prides himself in his home gym. He also enjoys watching Florida Gator Football as well as spending time with his wife and daughter.

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Contact Us

The Halifax Health – Center for Family & Sports Medicine is located on the Halifax Health Medical Center’s campus in the 201 Building. To schedule an appointment by phone, please call 386.425.4165 or click on the link below to request an appointment online.

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