Eligibility and Application

Thank you for your interest in our Sports Medicine Fellowship program. Our program participates in the AANA/AOSSM Sports Medicine Match administered by the San Francisco Match (SFMatch) for the application, interview and selection process:

Applicants must attain certain eligibility requirements for the fellowship position:

  • Completed a residency training in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited Orthopedic Surgery residency program
  • Good professional character with at least three letters of recommendation attesting to your academic and personal qualifications
  • A graduate of a U.S. or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), or a college of osteopathic medicine in the U.S. accredited by the AOA, or a medical school outside the U.S. and Canada with a current valid certificate from ECFMG prior to appointment, or have completed a Fifth Pathway program through an LCME-accredited medical school
  • Licensable in the State of Texas and obtain before beginning training a physician-in-training (PIT) permit or a valid Texas medical license
  • Permanent resident status or be eligible for a J-1 visa, if a non-U.S. citizen
  • We will not be accepting applications of Foreign Medical Graduates, unless they have met the above criteria (www.acgme.org).

Note: Houston Methodist no longer hires employees who use tobacco products. Our new tobacco-free hiring policy supports our mission to improve the health of our patients, our employees and the community around us. As a health care provider, we believe we should promote a healthy environment for our own employees and the communities where we work and live.

To begin the application process, you must submit the necessary materials through San Francisco match:
  • Complete MATCH application
  • Personal statement
  • Wallet-sized color photograph
  • USMLE transcript
  • ECFMG status report (International Medical Graduates only)
  • Three letters of recommendation (including letter from program director of current training program)

Program Contacts


Jessica Q. Walsh, MFA
Education Manager
6445 Main St., Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77030
Tel: 713.441.3892
Fax: 713.793.7107
Email: jqwalsh@houstonmethodist.org