Top 5 or 10 programs for MSK training

[normalforce]

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I am an MSIII and hands-down, I want to do MSK/Sports PMR. Can someone list the top 5 or 10 residency programs to receive that type of training. Also, it is better to do a PASSOR fellowship or an AAPMR approved fellowship (is there a real difference)? Does one even need to do a fellowship for MSK/Sports PMR?

Thanks a bunch.

Normalforce

 

[paz5559]

Mayo (Jay Smith and Karen Newcomer) and RIC (Joel Press) immediately spring to mind, as they have very strong fellowship programs.

I also work with a guy from Stanford who spoke very highly of his sports experience. Biran Krabak at Hopkins is very active in PASSOR, and Mayo Sports Fellowship trained, Larry Chou (RIC trained) is at Penn, and Stuart Willick at Utah. Rob Gotlin has one of the very strong Sports Fellowships in NY (Beth Israel), but I am not sure whose residency that is affiliated with.

 

[drvlad2004]

Mayo (Jay Smith and Karen Newcomer) and RIC (Joel Press) immediately spring to mind, as they have very strong fellowship programs.

I also work with a guy from Stanford who spoke very highly of his sports experience. Biran Krabak at Hopkins is very active in PASSOR, and Mayo Sports Fellowship trained, Larry Chou (RIC trained) is at Penn, and Stuart Willick at Utah. Rob Gotlin has one of the very strong Sports Fellowships in NY (Beth Israel), but I am not sure whose residency that is affiliated with.

Beth Israel is affiliated with Albert Einstein. With Dr. Gotlin, you also get to work with the NY Knicks. His fellowship also involves OMM. Dr. Chou is amazing at Penn. Kessler has an excellent sports med fellowhship with Drs. Malanga and Nadler. I wouldn't recommend doing a musculoskeletal fellowship. Your PM&R training alone will make you equipped for MSK. At NYU, you have Dr. Varlotta who does both interventional pain and sports med. Varlotta must be the hardest working physiatrist that I have met.

Normalforce, just like you, I certainly and w/o a doubt want to do MSK/sports medicine when I go into practice. Just keep an open mind (at least for interviews ) and explore other areas of PM&R as well when you are on rotations.

 

[paz5559]

Gotlin and the Knicks are a huge draw, however the team doc, Norm Scott (the S in ISK), is to say the least, unpleasant to work with.