Description
The purpose of this Member May session is to provide a forum for AAPM&R members to network with and ask questions of expert panel members. The main topics covered would include how to set up your sports medicine fellowship application, tips on how to start fellowship prepared, and how to make the most of your fellowship year. The format of the session would be Q&A from the audience, as well as guided questions of panel members from the host. The target audience are those PM&R residents considering applying for a sports medicine fellowship, in the process of applying, or have just recently matched. Panel members would include a mix of PM&R sports medicine attendings, current fellows, and incoming fellows.

Learning Objectives

• Learning Objective 1: List what the most important activities are to participate in in residency to prepare for a sports medicine
• fellowship
• Learning Objective 2: Define which elements of a sports medicine fellowship application are crucial to highlight
• Learning Objective 3: Summarize how to educationally prepare for a sports medicine fellowship
• Learning Objective 4: Review plan for getting the most out of a sports medicine fellowship from a coverage and research
• standpoint
• Learning Objective 5: Describe overall methods for networking within the field of sports medicine

Member Community
Sports Medicine Current Fellows and Future Candidates

Faculty
Charles Kenyon, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Ryan Kruse, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Joshua Romero, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Derek Stokes, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Mani Singh, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Ella D'Amico, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

AAPM&R Medical Education Committee
Rachel A. Brakke Holman, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sarah M. Eickmeyer, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Chelsea D. Frost MD, MS: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Theresa A. Gillis, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kevin N. Hakimi, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Rita G. Hamilton, DO: American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA): Board of Directors
Sarah K. Hwang, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Monica E. Rho, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Jennifer A. Soo Hoo, MD:Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Brionn K. Tonkin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Justsin L. Weppner, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Dylan W. Banks, MD:  Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sarah Mahasin, MD:  Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Stephanie Tow, MD: AMSSM’s Education Committee - Online Education Resources Subcommittee Chair, US Paralympics Swimming Team Head Physician: Volunteer

AAPM&R CME Committee
Karen P. Barr, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Cherry C. Junn, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Sheryl R. Levin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kentaro Onishi, DO: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Evan R. Peck, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Cynthia G. Pineda, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Patricia T. Tan, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Brionn K. Tonkin, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Kristin A. Wong, MD: Disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

No other planners, faculty or other individuals in control of content disclosed any relevant financial relationships.

FDA Disclosures
All faculty members for this activity have disclosed they do not intend to discuss or demonstrate any pharmaceutical or medical device for which FDA clearance has not been approved.