The purpose of the AMSSM Traveling Fellowship program is to encourage academic interchange, shared research and exploration of common clinical interests with other sports medicine leaders throughout the world. The experience includes the opportunity to view live patient encounters, tour sports medicine facilities, share cases and spend time with regional experts in sports medicine.
The Traveling Fellowship program is a two-way exchange. Each year AMSSM selects a sports medicine physician from a partnering country to serve as the International Visiting Fellow, visit sports medicine centers within the US and present at the AMSSM Annual Meeting. In return, the International Visiting Fellow helps host an AMSSM tour to that country later that year. The AMSSM contingent includes a Senior Traveling Fellow (appointed/selected by the AMSSM Board leadership) and two Junior Fellows (by application).
Past Traveling Fellows have included: |
Year |
Location |
Senior Fellow |
Junior Fellow(s) |
Visiting Fellow |
Ambassador |
2023 |
Germany |
Dr. Greg Landry |
Dr. Giselle Aerni |
Dr. Martin Halle |
Dr. Marc Hilgers |
2022 |
Canada |
Dr. Bert Fields |
Dr. Eliot Hu Dr. A.K. Misra |
Dr. Constance LeBrun |
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2022 |
New Zealand |
Dr. Margot Putukian |
Dr. Tina Master Dr. Siobhan Statuta |
Dr. Mark Fulcher |
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2019 |
Japan |
Dr. Brian Halpern |
Dr. Aaron Gray Dr. Kentaro Onishi Dr. Kyle Smoot |
Dr. Yuka Kodama Tsukahara |
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2018 |
Scandinavia |
Dr. John Lombardo |
Dr. Leonardo Oliveira Dr. Jason Zaremski |
Dr. Hilde Berge |
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2017 |
UK |
Dr. E. Lee Rice |
Dr. Ken Barnes Dr. Mederic Hall |
Dr. Simon Kemp |
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2016 |
Italy |
Dr. Rob Johnson |
Dr. Andy Peterson Dr. John Wilson |
Dr. Maurizio Casasco |
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2015 |
South Africa |
Dr. Doug McKeag |
Dr. Alison Brooks Dr. Jim MacDonald |
Dr. Jon Patricios |
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2014 |
Australia |
Dr. Jim Puffer |
Dr. Irfan Asif Dr. Chad Asplund |
Dr. Peter Brukner |
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We are currently accepting applications for the 2024 AMSSM Traveling Fellowship Tour to Canada. Dates for the tour will be September 22 through October 6, 2024. Founder Stanley Herring, MD, FAMSSM will serve as the AMSSM Senior Traveling Fellow. Dhiren Naidu, MD has agreed to serve as the International Visiting Fellow and will serve as the primary host helping coordinate the tour. Deadline to apply is March 17, 2024. Three Junior Fellows who are 12 years or less out of fellowship, have been AMSSM members for at least the past five years, are board certified in sports medicine and currently practicing in the US or Canada will be selected to join them on this tour. Please note: Individuals currently in a sports medicine fellowship at the time of application are not eligible. AMSSM provides coach class airfare and lodging for the Traveling Fellowship class, and the hosts provide meals and transportation within the country. Participants receive $80/day per diem to help cover any expenses not covered by the hosts.
Following the application period, the AMSSM IIOR Traveling Fellowship Subcommittee will review the applications and make recommendations for final approval by the AMSSM Executive Committee. Incomplete applications or those received after the deadline will not be considered.
If questions, please email Jody Gold in the AMSSM office.
The Traveling Fellowship Program is funded from an educational grant provided to the AMSSM Foundation from Enovis/DJO Global.
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