INTMD 7010

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Course Details

Course
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine
Description
The 8-week Introduction to ambulatory sports medicine course is intended to provide students with a broad introduction to basic sports medicine. Most physicians in primary care, along with the subspecialties, will have occasion to treat patients who have been injured while participating in sports activities. They will have the opportunity to be a team doctor. This course provides students a basic understanding of sports medicine principles and provides hands on, field training as athletes perform in their events. Students will learn how to wrap ankles and other joints, learn the clinical reasoning and treatment rationale for concussions, common ligament and tendons strains, wounds and dislocations. The students will learn to diagnose and treat common shoulder, knee, hand and foot injuries as well. Students will learn the pathophysiology and pharmacology for the injured athlete and proper prevention methods. Student will study appropriate nutrition for a performing athlete. Students will be assigned to a care-team to attend practice and games on a weekly basis and should take initiative to interact directly with the players and coaches. Students will work with several sports medicine physicians in their clinics to learn treatment and follow-up of the injured athlete. A preceptor will be assigned to the students weekly.As a result of successfully completing Ambulatory Sports Medicine, students will be able to:

1.Perform an appropriately focused physical examination on an athlete
2.Suggest a basic differential diagnosis and recommend basic therapy for sports injuries
3.Learn the theory behind and how to wrap ankles and other joints.
4.Learn the pathophysiology and the treatment protocols for concussions
5.Learn the pathophysiology and treatment rational for common sport tendon and ligament injuries
6.Demonstrate an understanding and treatment for common joint injuries
7.Demonstrate understanding of the pharmacology in the care of sports injuries
Department
Internal Medicine
Credit Range
1 - 8
Permission Required
No
School Years
MSIV
Course Classifications
CLINICELECTIVE
Coordinator(s)
Ingebretsen,Richard DC | richi47@comcast.net
Directors(s)
Ingebretsen,Richard (DD) | richi47@comcast.net
Possible Grade(s)
Fail (F)Incomplete (I)Pass (P)
Prerequisites
Phases 1-3 (MS4's only)
Add Policy
Course may be added to schedule 30 days before it starts.
Drop Policy
Course may be dropped from schedule 30 days before it starts.

Academic Years

  Title Year Tags #Sec
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine 2025/2026 ELECTIVECLINIC
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine 2024/2025 ELECTIVECLINIC 1
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine 2023/2024 ELECTIVECLINIC 1
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine 2022/2023 ELECTIVECLINIC 1
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine 2021/2022 ELECTIVECLINIC 1
INTMD 7010 - Ambulatory Sports Medicine 2020/2021 ELECTIVECLINIC 1
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