Sports Medicine
Pathway Description
The Sports Medicine pathway is a curriculum that provides an educational option for Junior students who have successfully completed the Health Sciences Core (2 Carnegie credits). The Sports Medicine career pathway focuses on the aspects of the prevention and care of sports injuries. Students will learn the importance of prevention, evaluation, acute treatment and therapeutic care related to injuries in sports. Introductory lessons on training and conditioning techniques, nutrition in sports, and pharmacology, and employment opportunities in health care will also be covered. Students will learn about the types of injuries that can occur and also be introduced to the emergency services associated with injuries in sports. Additionally, students will focus on rehabilitation settings and techniques to help a patient recover from sports injuries. The program offers students the opportunity to examine different careers associated with sports medicine along with workplace and employability skills associated with the sports medicine professions.
Occupations that may lead to or work with:
- Team physician: A doctor who treats athletes
- Orthopedic Surgeon: A surgeon who helps treat athletes skeletal/muscular injuries
- Physical Therapist: Helps athletes rehabilitate injuries
- Sports cardiologist: A doctor who specializes in the heart of athletes
- Sports neurologist: A doctor who specializes in the nervous system of athletes
- Primary care sports medicine physician: A doctor who treats athletes in a primary care setting
- Athletic trainer: A trainer who works with athletes to improve their performance
- Strength and conditioning coach: A coach who helps athletes improve their strength and conditioning
- Personal trainer: A trainer who creates personalized exercise programs for athletes and other clients
*Several other occupations not listed
