Saint Vincent Sports Medicine
This office facility offers physician consultation for injury prevention, performance enhancement and comprehensive treatment.
The Sports Medicine Clinic at the Saint Vincent Family Medicine Center
The fellow has the opportunity to participate in the diagnosis and treatment of primary care orthopedic problems in a specialty clinic that functions within the Family Medicine Center. This clinic provides care for a population that otherwise does not have ready access to orthopedic care.
Penn State Behrend
This is a rich source of clinical experience for our fellows. The University is a member of the 10-school Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC), participating in 21 Division III athletic programs with approximately 350 athletes. The fellow will be involved in weekly training room sessions as well as event coverage that provides hands-on exposure to a wide variety of acute and chronic sports medicine problems. The university’s student health office is also the location for the fellow’s weekly primary care clinical experience.
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
The University is home to a very diverse student population and is a strong advocate for disabled students. Athletes compete in 26 different sports: 24 Division II sports programs, Division I wrestling and men’s wheelchair basketball. The fellow is involved in a weekly training room along with the team’s orthopedic surgeon, providing primary care sports medicine services to athletes. The University’s Division II football and Division I wrestling programs offer excellent hands-on, side-line experience.
High Schools
The fellow is involved in a weekly training room at one of our local high schools in addition to event coverage at the high school. We provide coverage for two public and one private high school in the Erie area. The fellow works under the supervision of the head team physician at each school, but is able to provide first contact evaluation of injuries on the sidelines as well as evaluation of chronic problems in the training room. We have long-established relationships with these schools who value the contribution of our fellows to the care of their athletes. The photos below show the athletic training rooms at some of the high schools we cover.
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
Northwestern High School
Semi-professional Athletics
Saint Vincent Sports Medicine is affiliated with the Erie Seawolves, the AA minor league team of the Detroit Tigers, with lots of opportunity to do sideline coverage with the team. The Erie Explosion, an affiliate of the American Indoor Football Association, offers the fellow the opportunity to remain active during the spring and summer months with sideline coverage. There is also an opportunity for the fellow to work closely with the athletic trainers to learning pre-game taping and bracing skills. The Erie Illusion is a member of the WFL, a full-contact women’s football league. The fellow provides sideline coverage in conjunction with the team’s head physician who is associated with the fellowship program.