Program summary

  • 32 hours of direct patient care at UW Health Sports Rehabilitation
    • 4-6 mentored hours a week with direct patient care and with biomechanical throwing analysis
    • 4 hours a week working with upper extremity fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeons or with physicians in sports medicine clinic
    • 2-4 hours a week didactic coursework, learning/teaching and research/project development
    • 2-4 hours a week of sports performance training
    • Clinical teaching within the Sports Residency Program
    • Surgical observation
  • Six months of training in Dunedin, Fla., with the Toronto Blue Jays organization (March–August)
    • Athletic training room care and field coverage at spring training and during regular-season games
    • Injury prevention of healthy major and minor league baseball players
    • Injury rehabilitation of major and minor league baseball players
    • Learning opportunities to include mental skills, sports science, strength/conditioning and nutrition
    • Opportunities for observation and learning with team physicians
  • Two months of training at UW Health Sports Rehabilitation, Madison, Wis. (September–October)
    • 32 hours patient care
    • Develop and delivery of didactic course work/projects