Sports Medicine
Duties and
Responsibilities:
Sports medicine doctors diagnose and treat
athletes and other active people who are suffering from a sports-related injury
or illness. They can also be asked to come up with ways of preventing injuries
and promote health for individuals actively involved in sports or exercise.
Average
Salary: $119,822-$377,105
Educational Requirements:
When you get a bachelor’s degree with a
strong pre-medical curriculum you attend an accredited medical school to get your
Doctor of Medicine M.D. or your Doctor of Osteopathy D.O., which take four
years to complete. Then you need two to seven years of residency in a specialty
like family medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, internal medicine,
emergency medicine or pediatrics. Then you can complete a sports fellowship,
which usually takes one to two years to complete. You also need to pass the
national board certification exam.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!
I would like to be a sports medicine
doctor because it is interesting to me. This is a great career choice.
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