<p>I am interested in pursuing a career in Sports Medicine as a physician. Everyone I ask doesn't seem to know the correct undergraduate program that would allow me to pursue this career. Would Bio ndergrad be the right fit? Or maybe a Kinesiology undergrad? PLEASE HELP! </p>
<p>Sport medicine is fellowship level medical specialty. (And can be accessed thru several different pathways, including orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, PM&R). That means you need to get through medical school and the appropriate residency first before you can even think about specializing in sports medicine. (So 4 years undergrad + 4 years med school + 3-6 years residency before you can even apply to sport medicine.)</p>
<p>It also means there’s no undergrad major that going to have the tiniest influence on your ability to enter into this fellowship program. (That’s dependent on all kinds of stuff you do in med school and beyond, including your med school grades, your USMLE scores and your performance grades during your residency training.)</p>
<p>For now, concentrate in preparing yourself to apply to medical school.</p>
<p>Pre med is a set of required courses. You can major in anything you want so long as you complete all the pre-med coursework (bio, chem, ochem, biochem, physics, sociology, psych, calc, stats, English). </p>
<p>Pick a major because you like the subject matter; don’t pick one because you think it might possibly help you 12 years from now get into a sports medicine fellowship.</p>
<p>@WayOutWestMom Thank you very much for the information and knowledge. It helped a lot!</p>
<p>If you are specifically interested in sports medicine, I would think that a kinesiology major would be a fine choice, since you will be exposed to similar material and be with other people who enjoy sports. There is also a reasonable likelihood that you might decide not to pursue medical school and a reasonable alternative would be physical therapy school or prosthetics/orthotics. Either of those graduate degrees would be very easily accessible with a kinesiology degree. </p>
<p>@VSGPeanut101 Thank you for the information. My only concern would be that a kinesiology degree would not prepare me for the MCAT/Med school compared to a biology degree. </p>
<p>You only need one year of bio for the MCAT. The premed requirements can easily be met while pursuing lots of different degrees, everything from chemistry to art history. </p>