<p>Does anyone know any information about this field? </p>
<p>1) salary?
2) hours.. is it pretty stressful
3) would there be a lot of traveling? </p>
<p>I know it's not a very popular career but i've always had it in the back of my mind, it seems it would be interesting and that there would be a decent demand for it, especially professionally.</p>
<p>"Sports medicine" spans several professions.</p>
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There is a variety of health and medical professionals working in the area of sports medicine. These professionals have a preparation and training that comes from different backgrounds: athletic training, exercise physiology, physical therapy, primary care, nursing, sport psychology, nutrition, to mention the main ones. The distinctive aspect of this professionals is their training in the care and treatment of injuries and illnesses that involve people participating in sports or physical activities at any level, from recreational to professional. Their typical work place can be in a public or private clinic and hospital, but also in a college or university setting.
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From <a href="http://www.sportsmedicine.com/%5B/url%5D">www.sportsmedicine.com/</a></p>
<p>See the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), 2006-07 Edition for exact job descriptions and wage forecasts at <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm%5B/url%5D">www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm</a>.</p>
<p>In terms of being a doctor that specializes in sports medicine, from what I've seen there are two routes:</p>
<p>Orthopedic surgeon that does a fellowship (after residency) in sports medicine and surgery related to sports medicine</p>
<p>or Family/General practitioner that does a fellowship in sports medicine. </p>
<p>The main difference, of course, is that one is more surgery-based and the other is not. Of course, orthopedic surgeons can always branch out and team up with physical therapists, naturopaths, etc. to help a patient non-surgically.</p>
<p>Hope that helps</p>
<p>Sports medicine from a physician route is actually from several residency programs. You can do it from ortho, family practice, internal med and peds.</p>
<p>It's actually a lot more popular than the original poster believes. There are plenty of people who are former athletes who still want to be involved. There are a lot of people who want to be team doctors for pro and college teams. These are very competitive fellowships. The thing to remember though is that this particular path is at the very end of your training as a doctor. Even as a current medical student, this is a long ways off for me. So keep an open mind as you procede through your education.</p>
<p>hmm, interesting, thanks guys.
ill check out the above websites, my $.02</p>