Internal Med - Sports Med

[Mitch Connor]

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I know that sports med is a path that FM docs can take. Is it possible or common for internists to get into these fellowships?

 

[VA Hopeful Dr]

I know that sports med is a path that FM docs can take. Is it possible or common for internists to get into these fellowships?

It is possible.

I don't personally know any internist who was done it given the lack of both peds and Ortho in IM residencies.

 

[surfnsnow]

Definitely possible. I have worked with a few sports med docs that were IM trained.
That being said, I would imagine it to be more of an uphill battle given how busy IM residency is and relative lack of ortho/peds as mentioned above
However, the ones I worked with were just as good as those FM trained so go for it if interested