Pediatric Sports Medicine Elective

We offer a 4-week pediatric subspecialty elective in sports medicine to 4th year medical students.

Objectives

Gain an understanding of on-the-field evaluation of injuries
Introduce students to the office and clinical evaluation of sports-related problems in athletes
Gain an understanding of rehabilitation and physical therapy principles related to caring for athletes

Description

Spend time in our sports medicine center evaluating patients with sports medicine physicians, physical therapists, nurse practitioners and athletic trainers
Gain experience in performing pre-participation sports physical exams
Gain experience in the use of rehabilitation and physical therapy with the athletic trainers and physical therapists at our sports medicine center
Work directly with respective physicians for coverage of athletic events
Obtain exposure to other sports medicine considerations, including prevention of illness and injury, cardiology in sports, drugs in sports, sports biomechanics, and sports radiology
Prepare a 10-15 minute presentation on a unique patient or an update on one of the reading list articles provided
Have the option to explore other interests such as sports nutrition, sports vision, taping procedures, etc., from available resources at our sports medicine center
Night call/special requirements: None

Wigal, John, DO

John Wigal, DO, Elective Director

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