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Sports Medicine & Healthcare Careers
Sports
Medicine Careers refers to many different areas of exercise
and sports science that relate both to performance and care of
injury. Within sports medicine are areas of specialization such
as:
- Physical
therapy
- Aathletic
training
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Sports nutrition
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Sports psychology
- Clinical
medicine
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Orthopaedic
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Exercise physiology
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Biomechanics
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Team physicians
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Athletic trainers
Therefore,
studying sports medicine means the study of one of these fields
which combine medical principals and sciences with sport and physical
performance. The main question, then, is not how and where to
study sports medicine, but which of these field of study interests
you.
The Certified Athletic Trainer
Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) are medical professionals who
specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation
of injuries to athletes and others who are engaged in everyday
physical activities ATC's have been recognized by AMA (American
Medical Association) as an allied health care profession since
1990. There are currently over 27,000 Certified Athletic
Trainers (ATCs) and approximately 845 BOC Approved Providers.
Additional Approved Providers provide great choice for the ATC.
Healthcare Careers
The United States spends about 11 percent of its gross
national product, over $500 billion, each year
on health care. While much of this money goes to develop new procedures
and advanced equipment, we spend most in the areas of treatment
and prevention. Our system requires highly trained workers. Almost
7 million people work in the health care field. Economists
expect long-term job growth in this industry to be higher than
average, however some medical careers will grow much faster than
others.
Job applicants thinking about pursuing a medical career often
do so because they have an idealized notion about helping others.
Often, they are not aware of the many different job possibilities
in medicine unless they know people who work in the field. Many
people only associate medical careers with hospitals and doctors'
offices. They do not realize there are other opportunities in
different settings and related fields. They forget that medical
workers also maintain health, prevent illness, and provide
support for practitioners. Don't forget to investigate
the many medical job possibilities and focus their healthcare
career exploration.
Healthcare Career opportunities (small sample
of categories)
- Audiology
and Speech Pathology
- Community
Health Services
- Dentistry
- Diagnostic
Instrumentation
- Dietetics
- Healthcare
Administration
- Medical Laboratory
Science
- Medicine
- Mental Health
- Nursing
- Optometry
and Vision Care
- Pharmacy
- Radiology
- Research
and Engineering
- Therapy
- Veterinary
Medicine
- Other Healthcare
Fields
Links
National Athletic Trainers Association
International
Federation of Sports Medicine
American
Massage Therapy Association (AMTA)
American
Occupational Therapy Association
American
Physical Therapy Association
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