University of Hawaii Program

Honolulu, HI

Specialty:Sports medicine (Family medicine)

ACGME Code:1271431074

NRMP Code:-

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The University of Hawai‘i offers a 12-month, ACGME-accredited Sports Medicine Fellowship, specifically designed for board-certified or board-eligible physicians in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics. This fellowship program provides additional training in sports medicine, preparing fellows for board certification (CAQ) in this specialty.

The fellowship integrates various clinical experiences including providing medical care to collegiate athletes, emphasizing practical involvement and mentorship under experienced faculty members.

The mission of the University of Hawai‘i Sports Medicine Fellowship is to address the unique healthcare needs of the people of Hawaii through sports and exercise medicine, contributing to local health promotion, wellness initiatives, and scholarly activities related to sports medicine.

Program Structure

The program is affiliated with the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) and Hawai‘i Pacific Health (HPH), ensuring a robust foundation in clinical practice and academic learning. The fellowship offers a comprehensive curriculum focused on several key areas:

Clinical Experiences

Fellows participate in various clinical settings, including:

Sports Medicine: Direct involvement with athletes from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, covering 21 NCAA Division I sports.
Athletic Training: Collaborating within the athletic training room and providing on-site medical supervision.
Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: Gaining insights into musculoskeletal injuries through rotations in orthopedic settings.
Radiology: Learning to interpret diagnostic imaging pertinent to sports injuries.

Didactic Sessions

The educational component includes structured didactic activities, such as:

Weekly Core Sports Medicine Conferences: Covering essential topics in sports medicine.
Journal Club: Facilitating critical analysis of current literature.
Research Methodologies: Dedicated time for research and scholarly activity, ensuring fellows engage meaningfully in ongoing projects or initiate their own.

Research Opportunities

Engagement in research is a mandatory aspect of the fellowship. Each fellow undertakes a significant research project during their tenure, with support from faculty and institutional resources. Fellows can present their findings at national conferences or in peer-reviewed journals, promoting academic contributions to the field of sports medicine.

Training Environment

The training environment is rich with opportunities to engage with interprofessional teams. The multidisciplinary faculty includes specialists in family medicine, pediatrics, orthopedics, and rehabilitation, enhancing the learning experience.

Training sites include:

University Health Services Mānoa, providing comprehensive student care.
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Athletics Department Facilities, catering to a large population of student-athletes.
Hawai‘i Pacific Health Bone & Joint Centers, where fellows gain exposure to specialized care in orthopedic medicine.

Application Process

The Sports Medicine Fellowship participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP). Applicants should be board-certified or board-eligible in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, or Pediatrics, with specific examination performance requirements:

MD applicants must have passed Step 3 of the USMLE.
DO applicants must have passed the COMLEX-USA Level 3 exam.

Necessary application documents include:

Three Letters of Recommendation.
Curriculum Vitae.
Medical School Dean’s Letter.
Copies of Medical School Diploma and Medical License.
A Personal Statement outlining career goals, expectations from the fellowship, and reasons for choosing the University of Hawai‘i.

Visa Sponsorship and Competitiveness

The fellowship program sponsors J-1 visas for international medical graduates (IMGs) who seek to join the fellowship. This program is deemed highly competitive, welcoming both U.S. graduates and international candidates, including DO and IMG applicants.

Eligibility criteria often include being a recent graduate with no significant gaps in training and a strong performance on prior examinations.

Overall, the University of Hawai‘i Sports Medicine Fellowship combines robust clinical training with opportunities for research and academic advancement, set in a unique and diverse healthcare environment. The fellowship is not just a passing through academic training but a comprehensive engagement with the healthcare needs specific to the Pacific region.

Web sources

1. Sports Medicine Fellowship – Hawaii Residency Programs 2. Programs – Hawaii Residency Programs

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued24

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2001 - 2002	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2002
02	2002 - 2003	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2002
03	2003 - 2004	Continued	Jan 19, 2004
04	2004 - 2005	Continued	Jan 19, 2004
05	2005 - 2006	Continued	Jan 19, 2004
06	2006 - 2007	Continued	Jan 19, 2004
07	2007 - 2008	Continued	Jan 19, 2004
08	2008 - 2009	Continued	May 18, 2009
09	2009 - 2010	Continued	May 18, 2009
10	2010 - 2011	Continued	May 18, 2009

Program

Program Size

-- (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:3X^[1]

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $80,000^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 60 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

Honolulu, HI ^[4]

Population

1,016,508

Median income

$103,131Above

Education

39.6%Above

Employment

57%Below

Health

3%Below

Age

39On 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 - Honolulu, HI

State - Hawaii

United States

1/31/2015

$1,782

$1,774

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,792

$1,920

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,807

$1,931

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,803

$1,928

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,812

$1,909

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,809

$1,913

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,818

$1,925

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,822

$1,944

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,826

$1,944

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,831

$1,994

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,841

$1,999

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,845

$2,065

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,842

$2,058

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,838

$2,056

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,830

$2,064

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,840

$2,074

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,834

$2,067

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,845

$2,062

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,842

$2,071

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,848

$2,060

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,844

$2,055

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,847

$2,041

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,844

$2,054

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,842

$2,063

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,848

$2,043

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,863

$2,043

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,878

$2,049

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,888

$2,071

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,884

$2,074

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,881

$2,073

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,878

$2,057

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,883

$2,070

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,887

$2,074

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,888

$2,096

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,896

$2,084

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,900

$2,094

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,904

$2,087

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,900

$2,100

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,899

$2,102

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,898

$2,098

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,906

$2,100

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,912

$2,114

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,919

$2,122

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,917

$2,119

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,919

$2,122

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,920

$2,130

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,925

$2,151

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,926

$2,149

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,932

$2,149

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,938

$2,100

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,940

$2,154

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,942

$2,157

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,946

$2,164

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,949

$2,166

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,954

$2,178

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,960

$2,188

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,964

$2,198

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,970

$2,197

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,971

$2,197

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,977

$2,206

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,977

$2,221

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,980

$2,230

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,968

$2,217

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,955

$2,207

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,944

$2,200

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,943

$2,206

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,943

$2,207

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,942

$2,207

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,937

$2,213

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,942

$2,210

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,960

$2,228

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,975

$2,241

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,983

$2,268

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,988

$2,282

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,986

$2,308

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,009

$2,327

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,027

$2,358

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,044

$2,375

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,068

$2,370

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,090

$2,360

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,122

$2,390

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,126

$2,423

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,125

$2,437

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,116

$2,457

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,123

$2,458

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,150

$2,476

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,188

$2,481

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,199

$2,491

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,209

$2,499

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,211

$2,444

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,217

$2,453

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,222

$2,464

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,226

$2,540

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,236

$2,551

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,241

$2,561

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,256

$2,529

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,274

$2,586

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,277

$2,533

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,277

$2,536

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,285

$2,486

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,293

$2,500

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,294

$2,504

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,292

$2,510

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,293

$2,523

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,300

$2,542

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,307

$2,560

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,317

$2,567

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,326

$2,561

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,339

$2,571

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,344

$2,584

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,355

$2,726

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,355

$2,743

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,359

$2,762

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,365

$2,766

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,378

$2,650

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,394

$2,769

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,400

$2,765

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,410

$2,763

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,414

$2,777

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,427

$2,787

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,431

$2,824

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,435

$2,830

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,439

$2,839

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,452

$2,898

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,464

$2,852

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,477

$2,872

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,487

$2,888

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,493

$2,907

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,504

$2,915

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,511

$2,925

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,522

$2,878

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,526

$2,840

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,533

$2,898

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,548

$2,911

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Honolulu, HI

State - Hawaii

United States

4/1/2021

101

5/1/2021

105

6/1/2021

105

7/1/2021

106

8/1/2021

110

9/1/2021

105

10/1/2021

114

11/1/2021

103

12/1/2021

105

1/1/2022

117

2/1/2022

103

3/1/2022

111

4/1/2022

111

5/1/2022

112

6/1/2022

102

7/1/2022

108

8/1/2022

118

9/1/2022

117

10/1/2022

114

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

106

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

105

4/1/2023

104

5/1/2023

109

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

101

8/1/2023

9/1/2023

102

10/1/2023

102

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

104

6/1/2024

104

7/1/2024

8/1/2024

101

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

107

11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

4/1/2025

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Honolulu, HI

Crime Rate and Safety

Honolulu has a relatively low crime rate compared to other major cities in the US. The city and its surrounding areas offer a generally safe environment for residents.

Fun Activities

Honolulu is known for its beautiful beaches, hiking trails, and water activities like snorkeling and surfing. The city also has a vibrant cultural scene with museums, art galleries, and amazing restaurants.

Climate

Honolulu has a tropical climate with warm temperatures year-round. You can expect lots of sunshine and occasional rain showers, especially during the winter months.

Races and Population

Honolulu has a diverse population with a mix of different races and cultures. The city has a significant Asian and Pacific Islander influence.

Education

Honolulu offers various educational opportunities, including schools, colleges, and universities. The city is home to the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Cost of Living

Honolulu's cost of living is higher than the national average, particularly in terms of housing costs. Be prepared for higher prices for accommodation and daily essentials.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

While Honolulu is the largest city in Hawaii, the nearest significant mainland city is Los Angeles, which is about a 5-hour flight away. There are no other major cities nearby.

Pros

Beautiful beaches
outdoor activities
diverse culture
and a laid-back lifestyle.

Cons

High cost of living
isolation from mainland cities
and potential traffic congestion.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1271431074

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=050XX00US15003

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