Clinical exposureNon-operative sports medicine: ambulatory sports medicine clinic (pre-participation exams, exercise prescription, ambulatory orthopaedics), team physician duties for UVA Division I, high-school and middle-school athletes, operative orthopaedics exposure, musculoskeletal ultrasound, didactics and continuity clinic in the fellow's home specialty.
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
Primary-care (non-surgical) sports medicine fellowship; requires completion of an accredited US residency in FM, IM or PM&R, so overseas-trained orthopaedic surgeons are not eligible.
?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 & AVAILABILITY59% of core application fields verifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-07
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ current status evidence✓ duration✓ positions✓ funding✓ eligibility✓ international eligibility✓ application process✓ application portal✓ official contact✓ verified institution logo✓ official 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— required documents · queued for source review— Faculty information requires reverification · queued for source review— Verified faculty photograph not available · queued for source review— institutional source · queued for source review— accreditation / organisation 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 / cycleApplications via ERAS (2025-26 window: 7 July to 1 October 2025); interviews September-November; selection through the NRMP. Next window not yet published.
Completed accredited US residency in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine or Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Board certified or board eligible in that specialty
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year ACGME-accredited primary care sports medicine fellowship in UVA Health's Department of Family Medicine, with team coverage of UVA Division I athletes and musculoskeletal ultrasound training. One fellow is matched each year through ERAS/NRMP.
HOST INSTITUTION
About University of Virginia Health, Department of Family Medicine
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
