Faculty / program leadership: R. Alexander Creighton
Profile completeness80%
Comprehensive · Missing funding, faculty profile
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced— Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Programme-specific deadline not published in the current AOSSM directory
Duration
1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
30 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year (1 August to 31 July)
Clinical exposureAcademic tertiary-care and high-volume private-practice sports medicine, team coverage and protected research time.
Funding · not publishedNot published in the current AOSSM directory
DestinationUnited States
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
International eligibility is not published in the current AOSSM directory; confirm ECFMG, visa, licensing and programme-specific requirements directly
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completion of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Programme-specific medical licensing and hospital credentialing requirements are not published in the current AOSSM directory.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
—Not published
Language requirements
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is programme-specific and is not published in the current AOSSM directory.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published in the current AOSSM directory
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
59% of core application fields verified
Checked 30 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-26. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineProgramme-specific deadline not published in the current AOSSM directory
Commencing date1 August
Application route / cycleSF Match and Central Application Service. The page still refers to the 2023–2024 fellowship cohort and therefore does not establish a current opening.
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Completion of an ACGME-accredited orthopaedic surgery residency
Registration, licence & examinations
Programme-specific medical licensing and hospital credentialing requirements are not published in the current AOSSM directory.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship is programme-specific and is not published in the current AOSSM directory.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
UNC publishes a one-year, two-position pathway combining academic tertiary and high-volume private-practice sports medicine. Its application text still names the 2023–2024 cohort, so the next intake must be confirmed through SF Match.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of North Carolina Sports Medicine Fellowship
UNC describes a one-year, two-position ACGME programme spanning academic and private-practice sites, with team care and protected research.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
University of North Carolina Sports Medicine Fellowship
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
R. Alexander Creighton is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for University of North Carolina Sports Medicine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
R. Alexander Creighton is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
PR
Faculty: Professor R. Alexander Creighton, MD
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
University of North Carolina Sports Medicine Fellowship
Clinical focus
Sports Medicine training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Professor R. Alexander Creighton, MD is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for University of North Carolina Sports Medicine Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Sports Medicine training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Professor R. Alexander Creighton, MD is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
Programme-specific host evidence checked 2026-08-30; unfilled fields remain sourced only to the AOSSM directory and are not inferred. ISAKOS public-directory identity, duration, capacity and programme chair checked 2026-08-25.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Orthopaedic surgeons applying for US orthopaedic sports-medicine fellowship training
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
International eligibility is not published in the current AOSSM directory; confirm ECFMG, visa, licensing and programme-specific requirements directly
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
