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The Sports Medicine Division of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Children's Hospital, Boston was established by Dr. John Hall as Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, in 1974. The initial faculty of the Division consisted of Drs Robert Runyon, Arthur Boland, William Shea, and Lyle Micheli. Dr. Micheli was named Director of the Division of Sports Medicine in 1976.
Shortly after its inception, The Division began offering post graduate training in pediatric sports medicine. The initial Fellows were offered periods of 6 or 12 month fellowships. In addition certain other fully trained orthopaedic surgeons who wished to obtain additional and specific training in the sports medicine aspects of children and adolescents would come for periods of 2-3 months. This was particularly true of faculty from other children's hospitals in the country and abroad. Faculty members from the University of Cincinnati, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Columbus Ohio, Sydney University, Melbourne University, Dalhousie University and the University of Buenos Aires have spent extended time with us.
In addition, some fellows would pursue 6 months of pediatric sports medicine and 6 months of pediatric surgery fellowship training. Others would elect to do 6 months of pediatric sports medicine with us and then do an additional 6 months of adult sports medicine at other facilities. By the mid-1980s, 2 fellows in Orthopaedic sports medicine were being trained with a particular emphasis on pediatric sports medicine.
The Division began offering additional training in Primary Care Sports Medicine in July 1991. This was offered only as a 1 year fellowship, consistent with the guidelines of the CAQ at that time in primary care sports medicine. The Primary Care Sports Medicine fellows were required to have completed Board level certification in Pediatrics, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, or Internal Medicine. In 2002, this Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship was recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and granted certification status. We also proudly note that every one of our Primary Care fellows has taken and successfully passed the CAQ exam in Primary Care Sports Medicine. Both the Primary Care and Orthpaedic Surgery Fellowship programs are accredited by the ACGME.
Given the special focus of our fellowship on pediatric sports medicine, we have been reluctant to enter the match program for sports medicine fellowships. Individuals interested in pediatric sports medicine often are primarily interested in working with this patient population which makes our program unique from other general or adult sports medicine programs.
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