Names in the programme record: W. Hunter Garrett, MD (Program Director)
Profile completeness70%
Well sourced · Missing application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Paid at PGY-4 level as a UT College of Medicine Chattanooga employee, with UTHSC GME benefits.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureNon-operative orthopaedics and sports medicine at Erlanger Health and the Erlanger Sports Medicine Clinic: musculoskeletal injuries, ultrasound-guided procedures, casting and splinting, radiograph interpretation, work with orthopaedic surgeons, concussion care, biologics and rehabilitation. Team physician for high-school football and wrestling and NCAA Division 1 football, plus UT Chattanooga athletics, Ironman Chattanooga, Chattanooga Marathon, USA National Cycling Championships and combat sports.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Not open to foreign-trained orthopaedic surgeons: requires completion of a US ACGME-accredited primary care or emergency residency and US licensing exams.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ application process✓ required documents✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ official source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— commencement / intake · queued for source review— benefits · queued for source review— accommodation / relocation · queued for source review— Language requirement not published · queued for source review— Registration information not published · queued for source review— visa / work authorisation · queued for source review— Current deadline not yet published · queued for source review— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review— Verified institution logo not available · queued for source review— institutional source · queued for source review
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleNRMP Sports Medicine Match: ERAS applications from mid-October, submit by mid-November for interview, interviews November–early December, rank list mid-December, results early January (dates on page are for the 2025 start cycle).
Graduate (by 1 July of start year) of a three-year ACGME-accredited residency in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Pediatrics
USMLE Steps 1, 2 CK (and CS) and Step 3 passed before starting
Application documents
ERAS application (ACGME Program 1274712171; NRMP Program 1689127F0)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
ACGME primary care sports medicine fellowship sponsored jointly by UTHSC Chattanooga's Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery departments and based at Erlanger. The first fellow started in July 2024. It adds a sports medicine programme in Chattanooga alongside the existing orthopaedic trauma fellowship.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine Chattanooga (Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery) / Erlanger Health
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
