Sports Medicine Physician
Megan Linn: Career Goal- To be a sports medicine physician
Overview
Sports physicians treat musculoskeletal injuries that occur in sports, such as knee and head injuries, ankle sprains, and fractures. Also they may treat chronic health conditions that affect athletic performance such as asthma.
Skills & Interest
Skills that you would need to be a sports pysician is:
Reading
Critical Thinking
Learning new Things
Making Desicions
Being Aware of Others
Speaking
Helping Others
Coordinating with Others
Working Conditions
As a sports medicine physician, you may work with a sports team, or a fitness club. While treating patients, sports physicians often consult with athletic trainers, coaches, and athletic directors on preventions of injuries.
Wages & Outlook
The median salary of sport medicine physicians is $204,813. The US Bureau of Labor statistics predicted faster than average 18% employment grown for sports medicine physicians from 2012-2022.
Related Occupations
Other careers related to sports medicine pysician is:
Athletic Trainer
Doctor of Osteopathy
Exercise Physiologist
Kinesiotherapist
Medical Doctor
Nursing
Nutrition/Dietetics
Physical Therapy
Program of Study
To get into sports medicine, is to have a four year program in medical school.
Program Admission
High school courses that you will need to take to be accepted are pre-med classes in biology, anatomy, and chemistry.
Program Coursework
For a Bachelor's degree, some typical courses you would complete are:
- Kinesiology
- Health and exercise science
- Weight and training techniques
- Exercise physiology
- Sport psychology
- Therapeutic modalities
Related Programs
Certificates that are related to Sport medicine includes emergency medicine, sports medicine, internal medicine/ Preventive medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and ophthalmology.
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References
- "Sports Medicine Physicians." Sports Medicine Physicians. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.
- "ExploreHealthCareers.org." Primary Care Sports Medicine. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Mar. 2016.
- http://study.com/articles/Sports_Physician_Job_Description_and_Education_Requirements.html