A one-year Mayo Clinic fellowship offers hands-on, multidisciplinary training and research in nonoperative sports medicine, focusing on musculoskeletal injury management and team physician experience.
Funder: Mayo Clinic
Due Dates: August 15, 2026: Application and all supporting documentation deadline
Funding Amounts: One-year fellowship; standard graduate medical education stipend and benefits; one position per year
Summary: One-year, accredited clinical fellowship in nonoperative sports medicine with hands-on training, rotations, and research at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Key Information: Applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited PM&R residency and passed all required licensure exams.
The PMR Sports Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is a one-year, ACGME-accredited program focused on nonoperative sports medicine. The fellowship offers comprehensive clinical training in the evaluation and management of sports-related and musculoskeletal injuries, with rotations across specialties such as pediatric and orthopedic sports medicine, emergency medicine, sports cardiology, physical therapy, vascular medicine, and pulmonology. Fellows gain extensive hands-on experience as team physicians for local colleges and high schools and participate in coverage of major athletic events. The fellowship provides robust training in diagnostic and interventional musculoskeletal ultrasound, opportunities for elective rotations (including at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Center), and dedicated support for sports medicine-related research. Graduates are prepared for careers in both academic and private practice sports medicine settings.