Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Our program is a partnership between one of the most respected sports medicine groups and one of the best family medicine residency programs in Texas. We have one goal in mind: to train and develop the best and brightest physicians for a career in sports medicine at any level.
Sports Medicine Associates of San Antonio (SMASA) is a multispecialty group of physicians and surgeons devoted to taking care of “any athlete, any injury, any time.”
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa is one of Texas’ best hospitals for clinical excellence—receiving the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital award four years in a row—and the Family Medicine residency program is one of the reasons why.
Fellows will work in the Texas Center for Athletes, a multispecialty outpatient surgical facility that contains multiple disciplines caring for athletes of all ages.
Teams/Event Coverage
The fellow will work with various four-A and 5-A area high school teams, specifically Madison High School, where he/she will coordinate physicals, conduct weekly training room rounds and attend athletic events.
Trinity University is a Division-III member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC), sponsoring 18 intercollegiate sports. Weekly training room rounds and athletic event coverage are part of the typical week of the fellow.
The San Antonio Rampage are an AHL affiliate of the Phoenix Coyotes of the NHL. Games are held at the AT&T Center, and the fellow will attend games with faculty.
The San Antonio Silver Stars , our city’s WNBA franchise, are recently finished the best season of their young history. Fellowship experience here is much like the Rampage and Missions—attending games along with faculty, and evaluating injuries courtside.
The San Antonio Missions are a AA-affiliate of the MLB’s San Diego Padres. They won the Texas League Championship in 2007. Fellows will be able to attend games and conduct training room visits when the team is in town.
The San Antonio Spurs are the current NBA champions! Their training facility is adjacent to the TCA, and Drs. Schmidt and Saenz are the team physicians for the Spurs. Fellows have traditionally been intimately involved in the pre-participation and season-long medical needs of the team.
The Sports Medicine Associates and the fellow also participate in coordination and coverage of several local events, including the Big 12 Women’s soccer championship, the Alamo Bowl and Hoop-It-Up basketball tournaments.
Event coverage throughout the year also includes the San Antonio Stockshow & Rodeo, as well as selected Ballet San Antonio events.
Schedule
The fellow will work in the clinic and in training rooms of both high school and college athletes. Here is a sample schedule:
Highlights of the educational experience include:
- Online exercise physiology course, with participation in physiology labs at the University of Texas San Antonio.
- Gross anatomy lab teaching assistant for the extremities portion of curriculum, at the University of Texas Health Science Center.
- Wellness evaluation and exercise testing at Health By Design.
Applications will be accepted starting in September 2008 and can be downloaded from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine website at http://newamssm.org. If you are a third-year resident, one of the letters of recommendation must be from your program director. We will begin the interview process starting October through November 2008. All candidates are ranked through the Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialty Match through the National Residency Match Program.
Call our office at 210-704-2535 to request an application. Once completed, please mail application to:
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa/Sports Medicine Associates
Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program
Attention: Residency Coordinator
333 N. Santa Rosa St., F4703
San Antonio, Texas 78207-3198