 Steeped in the tradition of educational excellence, the Steadman Clinic Foot and Ankle Fellowship in Vale, Colorado is recognized as one of the top physician training programs in the country. Directed by Dr. Thomas Haight-Manek, the program is focused on sports medicine, trauma, and adult reconstruction. The 12-month program consists of clinical practice, assisting in surgery, and sports coverage for local high schools and the U.S. ski and snowboard teams. Fellows participate in weekly grand rounds, journal club, faculty-led cadaver labs, monthly indications conferences, evening lectures, and Steadman hosted conferences. Our fellows engage in innovative research through the state-of-the-art facilities of the Steadman-Philipon Research Institute. With a history of publishing in top journals and producing cutting-edge science, SPRI is a leader amongst independent institutions, and the unique proximity to the clinic offers our fellows unprecedented access to skilled scientists and researchers. SPRI's state-of-the-art surgical skills laboratory provides a complete simulated operating room environment. Our fellows utilize category experiments to perfect their surgical technique and conduct optimization research projects. SPRI's biomedical engineering department focuses on human movement with respect to rehabilitation, pre- and post-surgery, and sports performance. Steadman-Philipon Research Institute has given me huge opportunities for research. I've worked primarily on the biomechanical side of things, and so everybody that I've worked with there is just amazing. They made it so easy for us to do research. I got my study done very, very quickly. You know, we're hoping to get it published very soon, and it's because of the staff and the people and the collaboration that I don't think you'd find it very many places. We can take an idea that we have in the operating room, such as a new implant that just came out used for arthritis in the first metatarsal phalangeal joint of the foot, and we can take it to the gait analysis lab, and we can look at that and say, well, how can we measure differences between doing a fusion and then taking that to some of the biomechanics people, and then it's all under one roof and all, you know, easily accessible. The Center for Regenerative Sports Medicine employs an internationally diverse group of investigators to identify and characterize muscle, adipose, and bone marrow adult stem cells, conducting cutting-edge orthobiologic and healthy aging research, often in multi-centric collaborations. The cornerstone of the Steadman-Philipon Research Institute is the Center for Outcomes-Based Orthopedic Research. With over 25 years of recorded outcomes, SPRI has established one of the most valuable orthopedic databases in the world. Much of our fellow's research has been published in national and international journals. I personally think that my fellowship year has been my best year of training and orthopedic surgery by far. It's a really special year to get to focus on foot and ankle alone, which I love and am very passionate about. It's been nice getting to spend a whole year with them and getting to see patients and follow it for a whole year, so I think that's been my favorite part. I've done a great research project and I think it's going to be very important for the field of foot and ankle. Looking at synosmotic injuries, I don't think I would have been able to complete that study in a year anywhere else in the world, so I'm really excited. The Steadman Clinic Foot and Ankle Fellowship is an unrivaled experience. Our fellows train on the leading edge of orthopedic medicine and complete the program with an advanced understanding of surgical technique and compassionate patient care. Prepare to begin prestigious careers anywhere in the world. The Steadman Clinic and Steadman Philippon Research Institute welcome you. It's breathtaking. You can't even describe how beautiful a morning is waking up in veil with fresh snow on the ground and the trees and to be able to learn and someday just look out the window and appreciate the beauty. It's been fantastic.