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AMSSM INTERNATIONAL TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

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
2025 South Korea Dr. Craig Young Dr. Dae Hyoun (David) Jeong
Dr. Brian Y. Kim		 Dr. Bumjo Oh  
2024 Canada Dr. Stanley Herring Dr. Luci Olewinski
Dr. Peter Rippey		 Dr. Dhiren Naidu  
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  
2022 New Zealand Dr. Margot Putukian Dr. Tina Master
Dr. Siobhan Statuta		 Dr. Mark Fulcher  
2019 Japan Dr. Brian Halpern Dr. Aaron Gray
Dr. Kentaro Onishi
Dr. Kyle Smoot		 Dr. Yuka Kodama Tsukahara
2018 Scandinavia Dr. John Lombardo Dr. Leonardo Oliveira
Dr. Jason Zaremski		 Dr. Hilde Berge
2017 UK Dr. E. Lee Rice Dr. Ken Barnes
Dr. Mederic Hall		 Dr. Simon Kemp
2016 Italy Dr. Rob Johnson Dr. Andy Peterson
Dr. John Wilson		 Dr. Maurizio Casasco
2015 South Africa Dr. Doug McKeag Dr. Alison Brooks
Dr. Jim MacDonald		 Dr. Jon Patricios
2014 Australia Dr. Jim Puffer Dr. Irfan Asif
Dr. Chad Asplund		 Dr. Peter Brukner

We are currently accepting applications for the 2026 AMSSM Traveling Fellowship Tour to Australia. Dates for the tour will be October 26 through November 10, 2026. The experience will include visits to sports medicine centers and activities in Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. Deadline to apply is June 14, 2026, by 11 a.m. CT. Two Traveling Fellows will be selected. At least one will be a Junior Traveling Fellow, who is 12 years or less out of fellowship, has been an AMSSM member for at least the past five years, is board-certified in sports medicine and currently practicing in the USA or Canada will be selected to join him 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.

The Traveling Fellow review subcommittee and AMSSM Board leadership will make will final decisions. If questions, please email Sandy Kilkenny 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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