Overview
ACGME-accredited sports medicine and shoulder fellowship with three two-month rotations completed twice and team coverage including the San Francisco Giants.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (1 August - 31 July)
- Start
- 1 August
- Positions
- 3
- Accreditation
- ACGME, AOSSM and AANA accredited
- Department
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed orthopaedic surgery residency
- International applicants
- Institution policyIMGs eligible if their school is in the World Directory/FAIMER and they hold a valid ECFMG certificate at application; non-US citizens need permanent residence, an appropriate visa or DACA
- Visa support
- Institution policyUCSF sponsors J-1 (ECFMG) and H-1B (incl. OPT) visas; H-1B/OPT require pre-approval by UCSF OGME; non-ACGME fellowships can take J-1 trainees only if ACGME Non-Standard Training (NST) recognised
- Licence requirement
- California state medical licence
How to apply
- Deadline
- 1 November 2026 (interview 24 February 2027)
- Application method
- SF Match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policySalaried on UCSF CIR collective-bargaining scale (rates effective 1 Oct 2025, incl. housing allowance): PGY4 $106,127; PGY5 $109,737; PGY6 $113,149; PGY7 $116,315; PGY8 $121,494; 2026-27 scale under union negotiation
Official sources
https://orthosurgery.ucsf.edu/education/fellowships/Sports-Medicine-and-Shoulder-Fellowship.htmlhttps://meded.ucsf.edu/gme-resident-and-fellow-resource-hub/salary-and-benefitshttps://surgeryeducation.ucsf.edu/general-surgery-residency-eligibility-recruitment-and-selection-policyhttps://meded.ucsf.edu/sites/meded.ucsf.edu/files/Housestaff%20Info%20Booklet%2003_19_2026.pdf