Program Overview
Sports Teams Covered
- Texas Tech University
- Lubbock Christian University
- All Saints High School
Curriculum & Coursework
The TTUHSC Sports Medicine Fellowship will serve populations in West Texas who demonstrate varying degrees of physical activity. Primary care physicians with special interest in sports medicine will learn to recognize the intricacies of managing injuries and medical care in an active population and encourage increased activity in less active populations, for the purpose of promoting improved health, and accomplishing this through a multi-disciplinary approach and demonstrating kindness, competence, and compassion.
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- TTUHSC Clinics
- Covenant Medical Center
- University Medical Center
- Lubbock Sports Medicine
- Center for Orthopaedic Surgery
- Lubbock Spine Institute
- Sports coverage for Texas Tech, Lubbock ISD, and All Saints School
How to Apply
Online Application
The program receives applications solely through the Electronic Application Service (ERAS) provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Admissions Requirements
View our SOM House Staff Policies and Procedures, SOM Administrative Policies, as well as a sample contract.
We require the following:
- C.V. (curriculum vitae)
- Personal Statement
- Three letters of reference
- It is highly encouraged at least one letter of recommendation come from your Program Director.
- Dean's Letter
- Medical School Transcript
- USMLE/COMLEX scores: No minimum score criteria, but we require all applicants to pass each exam within the first two attempts, except the Clinical Skills(CS) portion of Step 2, which must be passed on the first attempt.
- Graduate of an Accredited Program in Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine or Pediatrics
- All of these can be transmitted through ERAS. Your medical school must be on the list of schools whose graduates have demonstrated substantial equivalence of their education approved by the Texas Medical Board. Additionally, it is required that all applicants meet the Texas Medical Board licensing requirements prior to acceptance.
- Once we receive your completed ERAS application, we will contact you regarding our ability to offer you an interview. Our deadline for application is October 1.
- If you are an International Medical Graduate (IMG), contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for application materials and requirements. All IMG's must be ECFMG certified.
Salaries
| Salaries for 2026-2027 (These amounts are for the Lubbock Campus only) | |||||||
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| PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | PGY-4 | PGY-5 | PGY-6 | PGY-7 | PGY-8 |
| $67,474 | $68,999 | $71,178 | $74,419 | $76,628 | $78,840 | $81,052 | $83,483 |
| Previous Years' Salaries | |||||||
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| Year | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 | PGY-4 | PGY-5 | PGY-6 | PGY-7 |
| 2025-2026 | $65,764.23 | $67,250.96 | $69,374.62 | $72,532.92 | $74,685.79 | $76,841.81 | $78,997.84 |
| 2024-2025 | $63,725.03 | $65,165.66 | $67,223.47 | $70,283.84 | $72,369.95 | $74,459.12 | $76,548.30 |
| 2023-2024 | $61,570.07 | $62,961.99 | $64,950.21 | $66,936.99 | $68,923.76 | $70,913.45 | $72,903.14 |
| 2022-2023 | $58,918.73 | $60,250.71 | $62,153.31 | $64,054.53 | $65,955.76 | $67,859.76 | $69,763.77 |
| 2021-2022 | $57,202.65 | $58,495.83 | $60,343.02 | $62,188.87 | $64,034.71 | $65,883.26 | $67,731.82 |
| 2020-2021 | $55,536.56 | $56,792.07 | $58,585.46 | $60,377.54 | $62,169.63 | $63,964.33 | $65,759.05 |
Benefits
Malpractice Insurance
Aggregates are $100,000 per incident and $300,000 annual aggregate. Professional Liability Division website or call (806) 743-9921
Health Insurance
Group Health/Dental/Vision insurance for residents and eligible dependents.
Workers' Compensation
Workers' Compensation website
Leave Policies
Paid leave shall be approved for not more than four work weeks for PGY-1 level, and not more than five work weeks for the PGY-2 level and above, subject to each respective residency program requirements and policies.
Leave types include:
- Vacation
- Sick Leave
- Family and Parental Leaves of Absence
- Educational Leave
- Jury Duty
- Military Leave not to exceed 15 working days per year
Retirement & Savings
Residents and fellows are not eligible for TTU System's 401K plan but can participate in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) or the Tax-Deferred Account Program (TDA). More information will be provided upon starting your program.
For GME Salary and Benefits questions, please contact:
Lubbock Graduate Medical Education
Phone: (806) 743-2978
Fax: (806) 743-1599
Email: LubbockGME@ttuhsc.edu
*Each program sets their own vacation and sick guidelines, not to exceed the maximum.
Sports Medicine Fellowship Lubbock Specific Benefits
- Name-embroidered lab coats with laundry service
- 20 days total of paid vacation/sick time
- $1,250 moving stipend if applicable, upon entrance to the Fellowship
- Annual Residency/Fellow Retreat
- Five days and $1,000 for approved CME courses
- ACLS re-certification tuition provided
- American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) annual membership
- Fellowship pays for in-training exam
- Meal card for use in the hospital cafeteria
- Parking spaces provided for fellows in UMC hospital parking lot
- Fellows are eligible to purchase a TTU Recreation Center Facilities Membership which includes the use of lazy river, weight rooms, and indoor climbing wall, track, courts and indoor pool.
Contact Us
Sports Medicine Fellowship Lubbock
We're here to help. Contact us if you have questions.
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Address
3601 4th St.
Lubbock, TX 79430
United States
- Phone (806) 743-9437
- Email alfredo.del-rosario@ttuhsc.edu
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Hours
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday