Sports Medicine Doctor
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a sports medicine doctor, you will diagnose
and treat athletes and other active people suffering from a sports-related
injury or illness. You will have the opportunity to work with medical
professionals such as surgeons, physical therapists, physiologists,
nutritionists and coaches to help patients in their recovery. You may also be
asked to come up with ways of preventing injury and promoting health for
individuals actively involved in sports and exercise.
Salary: $202,790 annually
Education:
After
obtaining a bachelor's degree with a strong pre-medical curriculum, you must
attend an accredited medical school to earn a Doctor of Medicine. degree
or Doctor of Osteopathy. These similar
programs take four years to complete and include coursework in the
musculoskeletal and nervous systems, biochemistry and physiology, as well as
the legal aspects of medicine, among other topics. After receiving your degree,
you must perform a residency lasting 2-7 years in a specialty such as family
medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, internal medicine, emergency
medicine or pediatrics. As part of your residency, look to become involved in
research projects and select rotations geared toward sports medicine. During
your residency you can study urgent care, pharmacology, musculoskeletal
medicine and endocrinology.
Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
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