Career Description: Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.
Daily Life Of a Sports Medicine Physician
- Select and prepare medical equipment or medications to be taken to athletic competition sites.
- Examine, evaluate and treat athletes who have been injured or who have medical problems such as exercise-induced asthma.
- Prescribe medications for the treatment of athletic-related injuries.
- Provide coaches and therapists with assistance in selecting and fitting protective equipment.
- Develop and test procedures for dealing with emergencies during practices or competitions.
- Advise athletes, trainers, or coaches to alter or cease sports practices that are potentially harmful.
Things a Sports Medicine Physician Should Know How to Do
When polled, Sports Medicine Physicians say the following skills are most frequently used in their jobs:
- Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Salary for a Sports Medicine Physician
Sports Medicine Physicians make between $60,280 and $208,000 a year. Sports Medicine Physicians who work in Alaska, Arizona, or Colorado, make the highest salaries.
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