Duties and Responsibilities:
Sports doctors are medical professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injury from athletic activities, they usually focus on joint, bone and muscle health, they help active people recover from sport-related injuries.
Salary: $279,000-350,000
Education:
In order to become a sports medical doctor you would need a bachelor's degree with a pre-med concentration that gives them a solid foundation in biology, chemistry and physics, you must complete the courses and have excellent grades, you will also need to pass the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) in order to get into medical school, most sports doctors complete a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, these degree programs usually involve four years of academic coursework in biology, biochemistry, anatomy, pathology, psychology, physiology, medical ethics and pharmacology. Doctors must get a certification of added qualification (CAQ) in sports medicine, in order to prepare for this doctors will need a two-year fellowship in sports medicine at a hospital, rehabilitation facility or university athletic department.
Reflection: Do you think you would like to be one? Why? Why not?
No, I would not like to be a sports medical doctor because it is something i am not interested in.
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