Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium Program

Temecula, CA

Specialty:Sports medicine (Family medicine)

ACGME Code:1270512002

NRMP Code:-

Status:Voluntary Withdrawal

Overview

Overview of the Program

The Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium offers a comprehensive one-year training opportunity designed for medical professionals seeking to specialize in sports medicine. This fellowship is specifically tailored for those looking to enhance their skills in diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal injuries, providing event care, and managing the health of athletic populations.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the Sports Medicine Fellowship integrates both practical experience and didactic learning. Fellows will actively participate in clinical rotations that focus on various aspects of sports medicine. This includes advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound training, injury prevention techniques, and rehabilitation strategies to enhance recovery outcomes for active individuals.

Rotations and Clinical Exposure

During the fellowship year, fellows engage in diverse rotations that include work with professional and amateur athletes, as well as community engagements with local high schools and collegiate programs. They gain firsthand experience in team care and individual athlete management, collaborating with physiotherapists and athletic trainers. The program emphasizes hands-on learning through direct patient care and involvement in community sports events.

Unique Aspects of the Program

One of the standout features of the Sports Medicine Fellowship is its commitment to community service. Fellows are encouraged to participate in health screenings, provide care at sporting events, and engage with organizations such as the American Medical Society of Sports Medicine. This interaction not only fosters a connection with the community but also enhances fellow’s leadership and team-building skills within sports medicine.

Research Opportunities

The program supports and encourages fellow-led research initiatives. Fellows may have opportunities to present their findings at regional and national conferences, contributing to the broader body of knowledge in sports medicine. Mentorship from faculty with research experience ensures that fellows are guided through the process of developing high-quality scholarly work.

Training Sites

The primary training site for the fellowship is Temecula Valley Hospital, which boasts modern facilities and an established reputation for excellent care. Additional resources are available through various athletic venues and community organizations, ensuring fellows have access to a wide variety of clinical experiences.

Visa Support

The program offers visa sponsorship for qualified international medical graduates (IMGs). It typically provides support for J-1 and H-1B visas, allowing eligible candidates to undertake their fellowship training in the United States. This aspect makes the fellowship more accessible for a diverse group of applicants seeking to broaden their medical training.

Competitiveness

The Sports Medicine Fellowship is regarded as a competitive program, attracting applicants from various backgrounds, including both Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) graduates and international medical graduates (IMGs). A strong commitment to primary care is favored, along with demonstrated interest or experience in sports medicine.

Application Requirements

Applicants must meet specific entry requirements, including a completed residency in Family Medicine or an equivalent specialty. There may also be conditions regarding the year of graduation and performance on standardized exams such as the USMLE. Commitment to sports medicine through prior internships or related work experiences is viewed favorably.

Web sources

1. UHS SoCal MEC Launches Four New Graduate Medical Education Programs 2. News from Temecula Valley Hospital

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: --

No accreditation history data available.

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Voluntary Withdrawal

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $70,634^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 10 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 70 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Temecula, CA ^[4]

Population

110,003

Median income

$77,719Above

Education

36.2%Above

Employment

60.6%Below

Health

7.9%Above

Age

34On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Temecula, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

$1,575

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,584

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,604

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,615

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,615

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,621

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,626

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,633

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,634

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,646

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,652

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,665

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,670

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,674

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,670

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,675

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,687

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,697

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,704

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,712

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,728

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,730

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,740

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,744

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,757

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,764

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,772

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,777

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,784

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,791

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,801

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,805

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,814

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,820

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,829

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,830

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,838

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,848

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,849

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,850

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,855

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,864

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,875

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,872

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,877

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,887

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,907

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,911

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,908

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,910

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,922

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,934

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,941

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,944

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,947

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,962

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,968

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,974

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,969

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,982

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,995

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,006

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,993

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,979

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,967

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,967

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,987

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

$2,012

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

$2,042

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,069

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,093

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,126

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,154

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,180

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,202

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,250

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,311

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,356

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,384

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,403

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,434

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,450

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,481

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,498

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,524

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,544

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,560

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,579

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,588

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,609

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,628

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,629

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,624

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,625

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,626

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,615

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,617

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,636

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,667

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,667

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,654

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,640

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,651

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,676

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,691

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,701

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,702

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,713

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,713

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,709

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,718

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,721

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,732

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,730

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,736

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,745

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,757

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,751

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,743

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,765

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,781

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,783

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,772

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,779

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,787

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,803

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,801

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,793

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,788

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,797

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,811

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,799

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,793

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,796

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Temecula, CA

State - California

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

119

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

111

8/1/2021

126

9/1/2021

111

10/1/2021

113

11/1/2021

125

12/1/2021

108

1/1/2022

136

2/1/2022

137

3/1/2022

135

106

4/1/2022

135

103

5/1/2022

159

109

6/1/2022

159

109

7/1/2022

151

113

8/1/2022

141

113

9/1/2022

143

109

10/1/2022

148

107

11/1/2022

112

12/1/2022

145

104

1/1/2023

120

108

2/1/2023

107

3/1/2023

140

101

4/1/2023

123

104

5/1/2023

126

112

6/1/2023

128

108

7/1/2023

142

116

8/1/2023

142

113

9/1/2023

131

109

10/1/2023

140

117

11/1/2023

111

12/1/2023

128

104

1/1/2024

113

2/1/2024

109

3/1/2024

124

100

4/1/2024

114

101

5/1/2024

141

106

6/1/2024

125

106

7/1/2024

123

109

8/1/2024

126

106

9/1/2024

128

104

10/1/2024

132

102

11/1/2024

114

12/1/2024

124

1/1/2025

101

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

115

4/1/2025

126

5/1/2025

139

6/1/2025

124

7/1/2025

117

100

8/1/2025

117

9/1/2025

107

10/1/2025

128

11/1/2025

118

12/1/2025

104

1/1/2026

106

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Temecula, CA

Location

Temecula, CA is a city in Riverside County, known for its wineries and hot air balloon rides. It is located in Southern California, near the San Diego and Los Angeles areas.

Climate

Temecula enjoys a Mediterranean climate with hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

Population

Temecula has a diverse population with a mix of different races and backgrounds.

Education

The city has good schools and educational facilities for families with children.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Temecula is relatively high compared to other parts of the country, especially housing costs.

Safety

Temecula has a lower crime rate compared to many other cities in California, making it a relatively safe place to live.

Fun Activities

Residents can enjoy wine tasting at local vineyards, outdoor activities like hiking and hot air balloon rides, and shopping at the Promenade Temecula mall.

Nearby Cities

Temecula is approximately 1 to 2 hours away from both Los Angeles and San Diego, making it easily accessible for weekend getaways or city trips.

Pros

Beautiful scenery
wineries
lower crime rate
proximity to major cities.

Cons

High cost of living
summer heat.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1270512002

2. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=010XX00US

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr