The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship has been established to increase the sport and exercise medicine training opportunities for primary care physicians to serve patients more comprehensively in Georgia.
Accepting one fellow per academic year, we offer a 12-month accredited fellowship to physicians who have satisfactorily completed an ACGME- accredited residency in family medicine, emergency medicine, internal medicine, or pediatrics. Upon completion of the fellowship program, graduates are eligible for the Certificate of Added Qualification or Sub-specialty Certification in Primary Care Sports Medicine from their primary specialty board (ie American Board of Family Medicine or American Board of Emergency Medicine, etc).
Augusta University Sports Coverage
As team physicians for Augusta University, our fellows are the first call for their team’s athletic trainers and assist in the health and well-being of AU athletes.
Augusta University Sports Coverage
As team physicians for Augusta University, our fellows are the first call for their team’s athletic trainers and assist in the health and well-being of AU athletes.
Local High School coverage: Josey
Our fellows will serve as the team physician for Josey high school for athletic event coverage including football sideline and injury clinics throughout the school year.
Ultrasound opportunities
Fellows will use ultrasound for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes on a daily basis regardless of where their clinical assignment finds them, be it in the Family Medicine Center or in the orthopedic clinics.
Augusta Half Iron Man: late September
Augusta is home to one of the largest IRONMAN 70.3 races – and one of its fastest. The race is a qualifying event to earn slots to the IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship. Our fellows will assist this event by staffing the medical tent, while responding to acute injuries and medical conditions of the tri athletes.
USA Cycling: Collegiate Championship
The USA Collegiate Road National Championship comes to Augusta each year. Staff medical tent, responding to acute injuries and medical conditions of the collegiate athletes
Local Golf Tournament Coverage
Our team partners with the emergency department event medicine team to provide medical coverage for attendees at national golf tournaments in Augusta.
Christopher Ledford, MD, CAQSM
Chris Johnson, MD
