Sports Medicine Elective

Course Name Course Number
Sports Medicine Elective MEDC.8038
Department Location
Primary Care Aspetar Hospital
Max Students Prerequisites
2 Must be in last two clinical years
Description

Clerks will attend daily, at Outpatients, and Athletic Screening clinics, including Physiotherapy and Occupational therapy sessions. Opportunities will be extended to include OR experience as an Observer when appropriate. All multiple disciplinary meetings should be attended. Tutorials will be given, with sports medicine topics of interest e.g. drugs in sports, and cardiac screening for athletes. Students will be required to complete an elective report (Guidelines for this will be provided to the students).

Objectives:
To identify the range of sports injuries
To assess the prioritized needs of the injured athletic patient
To study methods of treatment and rehabilitation of soft tissue injuries and neurological compromise
To become fully competent in examining the musculoskeletal system
To learn surface anatomy in relation to joints, tendons, spinal areas and limbs
To understand the physiology of muscle function and movement
To become familiar with joint injections, doses of therapy, and follow up progress
To learn about physiotherapy and understand the regimes of treatment
To understand the rationale of surgical intervention
To learn about the best use of radiology in sports medicine