Auburn Sports Medicine Fellowship

Thank you for your interest in the Sports Medicine Fellowship sponsored by Piedmont Columbus Regional (Midtown) and its Family Medicine residency in Columbus, GA, partnering with the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine at Auburn University (��Դ-Auburn). On ERAS the Sports Medicine program is listed as Piedmont Columbus Regional (Midtown). The ACGME program code is 1270112145. Applications are only accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The program earned ACGME continuing accreditation status in January 2025 and has received Osteopathic Recognition.

The program's mission is to provide sports medicine fellows with the appropriate training to evaluate and optimize the athletic patient's performance while mitigating the effects of acute and chronic disease and injury on health and performance.

This fellowship program is one year in length and approved for two positions. The program includes clinical training and didactic opportunities in collaboration with the Piedmont Columbus Regional (Midtown), ��Դ-Auburn Campus, Auburn University, Tuskegee University, The Hughston Clinic and local high schools.

Primary care Sports Medicine is a dynamic and rapidly growing sub-specialty in the medical profession. The practice of sports medicine is applying the physician's knowledge, skills, and attitudes to those engaged in sport and exercise. Primary care Sports Medicine specialists recognize the need for a unique skill set in providing care for athletic patients of all ages.

Those skills extend across a vast population of patients:

Pediatric athletes
High school athletes
University athletes
Professional athletes (College Athletes D1, D2, NAIA)
Disabled athletes
Geriatric athletes
The general population of recreational community-based athletes who participate in sporting activities for health and fitness.

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The program provides opportunities for Sports Medicine fellows to acquire general orthopedic and medical knowledge in addition to learning to apply osteopathic practices and principles in the evaluation and treatment of athletic patients.

Working with athletic trainers, orthopedic surgeons, and other providers, the fellows learn to create a holistic, comprehensive, and team approach to the management of the patient. An evidence-based approach is used to benefit the athlete patient and promote wellness and provide a supportive rehabilitative environment. The fellows also participate in a variety of clinical and biomedical research programs and acquire clinical skills in the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound through participation in our designated curriculum.

The program will provide the educational experiences necessary for the fellow to achieve the necessary knowledge, psychomotor skills, interpersonal skills, professional attitudes, and practical experience required of physicians specialized in the care of athletes. The clinical faculty at Piedmont Columbus Regional (Midtown) and ��Դ provide didactic and clinical opportunities as integral parts of the required curriculum for the program. The educational and clinical opportunities will be designed to allow the fellow to assume progressive responsibility for patient care. Fellows will be mentored and assisted in developing and completing their respective research projects over the course of the fellowship year.

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Audition rotations are offered to residents who have applied to the Sports Medicine Fellowship. A limited number of two-week audition rotations are available from May through November. Audition rotation applications are accepted beginning in February. Interested applicants should email the Program Administrator, Lakiesha Young Hicks, lyounghicks@auburn.vcom.edu. Applicants will need to provide the following information:

Certificate of Insurance (COI) and malpractice coverage
Copy of your medical license
A brief explanation of your interest in rotating with us (minimum one paragraph)

Since 1972, the Family Medicine Residency Program at Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Campus has trained more than 600 family physicians. The 583-bed, level II trauma center (with the top “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade) provides a deep experience platform for residents.