The University of Alabama Sports Medicine Fellowship Program is a one year, ACGME-accredited program with intensive instruction that offers education, training and certification in state-of-the art sports medicine care. The program works with UA Athletic Department, coaches, trainers and athletes, local high school athletic programs and community recreational athletes. Fellows also care for patients at the Dr. Bill deShazo Sports Medicine Center, housed within University Medical Center and named in honor of the late Dr. William F. deShazo, who directed the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and who introduced the sports medicine rotation into the residency’s curriculum. deShazo was also the team physician for the UA Athletic Department from 1972-1985 and served as a personal physician to former UA head football Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. Established in 2009, nearly two dozen fellows have received training through the fellowship by core UA College of Community Health Sciences faculty who are board-certified family physicians and fellowship trained in sports medicine. Fellows are actively involved in teaching family medicine residents, medical students, athletic training students and learners from other programs. The program has a 100% passage rate for fellows upon completion of their training.
For more information about the Sports Medicine Fellowship, contact Jeremy Cole.
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Candidates must be eligible for an unrestricted Alabama Medical License and DEA Certification.
