AMP, through Ortho Montana, provides non-surgical Sports Medicine Fellowship Training to a Family Practice physician every year. The Fellowship Trained Physician can provide extended care to the their future patients.
The Sports Medicine Fellowship produces primary care physicians who excel in treating patients with musculoskeletal problems, along with other medical problems related to athletics, exercise and an active lifestyle. Residents gain experience in clinic, training rooms and sidelines under the supervision of primary care sports medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons. Graduates from the program feel confident that they have developed skills to help set them apart in the realm of musculoskeletal medicine. Fellows have gone on to work in primary care, orthopedic practices and boutique injection clinics.
– Opportunity for ski medicine and skiing in Big Sky, Montana, or Park City, Utah.
– Fellowship supports the fellow in completing NSCA CSCS certification.
– Ultrasound rotation in Helena, Montana, with Dr. Philip Steele, frequent instructor of ultrasound at AMSSM Annual Meeting
– Flexibility in elective rotations.
Faculty and surgeons involved with fellowship curriculum include:
James S. Elliott, MD – Ortho Montana surgeon
Steven J. Klepps, MD – Ortho Montana surgeon