Sports Medicine Division

Sports Medicine Division

Sports Medicine provides opportunities for medical students, residents, and fellows to learn about primary care sports medicine with an emphasis on musculoskeletal medicine. In addition to treating acute and chronic musculoskeletal complaints, we offer more advanced learning opportunities in biomechanics and orthotics, and advanced procedural techniques using ultrasound.

The Sports Medicine Division has made extensive efforts to provide curriculum that is enjoyable and educational for our learners. Learning opportunities include:

Sports Medicine Fellowship

  • Work with NCAA Division I athletes and community athletes
  • Learn advanced diagnostic ultrasound and injection techniques
  • Biomechanically evaluate patients and fashion custom orthotics
  • Weekly didactics covering musculoskeletal and sports medicine topics
  • To learn more about our fellowship, visit our Sports Medicine Fellowship page

Sports Medicine Residency Track

  • Interested first year residents apply to enter the track towards the end of intern year
  • 1-3 residents are selected to enter the track from each residency class
  • As schedules permit, they have a weekly sports medicine continuity clinic
  • As schedules permit, attend weekly didactics
  • Goal is to progress to independent community sports medicine coverage

Sports Medicine Rotation

  • During their second year of training all family medicine residents rotate
  • Outside applicants and medical students can apply for rotations
  • 2-4 week rotations working in sports medicine clinic to learn:
    • Evaluation of common musculoskeletal complaints
    • Common palpation and ultrasound-guided injection techniques
  • Weekly sports medicine didactics with hands on musculoskeletal exam skills teaching

We have been committed to helping our learners improve their knowledge and skill in sports medicine while helping them see the importance of this primary care specialty. We are committed to quality improvement for our patients and learners.

Please contact us to learn more information:

Jennifer Glasgow
Sports Medicine Coordinator
252-744-2608
banksj17@ecu.edu