Fellowship Program

The Campbell Foundation develops leaders in the fields of important orthopaedic subspecialties. The fellowship program offers a 12-month training program to a limited number of talented physicians in the areas of foot and ankle surgery, sports medicine, pediatric orthopaedics, spine surgery, and trauma surgery.

Upon completion of a fellowship program, the fellow will:

1. Be competent in evaluating and treating patients affected with disorders and injuries in their specialty area;
2. Have training and supervision in surgical technique;
3. Be comfortable in formulating various post-injury and post-operative rehabilitation; and
4. Have had an extensive opportunity to improve and develop his/her skills in lecturing, teaching, laboratory research, and publication

Fellows have specific clinical responsibilities, as well as hospital and surgical duties. Time is spent with the director of the fellowship in an office practice heavily weighted toward problems in the specialty area (est. 90% to 95%). There is adequate exposure to acute and reconstructive surgery, as well as a broad-spectrum exposure to clinical nonsurgical problems. Fellows assist residents in surgery as requested and available.

Fellows attend clinicopathology and core curriculum conferences and journal club meetings to gain scientific knowledge that can be applied to clinical and surgical situations.

Time and facilities are available for clinical and basic science research projects in the University of Tennessee Anatomy and Pathology Department. Fellows are required to work on at least one research project during the fellowship year. It is expected that this research will result in a presentation, a publication, or both.

Applicants eligible for fellowship must have completed an ACGME accredited residency program in orthopaedic surgery, or an AOA accredited residency in osteopathic surgery, and be eligible to obtain a DEA certificate and medical licenses in both Tennessee and Mississippi.

Physicians accepted for this fellowship position must obtain a Tennessee and Mississippi medical license and DEA certificates. They may (as advised by the Program Director) also be required to obtain hospital privileges at the following institutions affiliated with the parent program:

• Baptist Memorial Hospital (East, Collierville, and Germantown Branches)
• Methodist Hospitals of Memphis
• Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center
• The Regional Medical Center at Memphis (The MED)
• Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• UT Campbell Clinic Faculty Appointment
• Baptist Germantown Surgery Center
• Baptist Rehab – Germantown
• Memphis Surgery Center
• Midtown Surgery Center
• Campbell Clinic Surgery Center
• Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Centers (Germantown, North, and Le Bonheur Branches)

Credentialing requirements may vary, as surgery schedules vary. Status of the fellow may vary at different institutions according to the stipulations at that organization.

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