M.D. (Sports Medicine)

Doctor of Medicine in Sports Medicine

M.D. Sports Medicine or Doctor of Medicine in Sports Medicine is a postgraduate Psychology course. Sports Medicine is the branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of injuries or illness resulting from athletic activities. Sports medicine M.D.s are doctors who specialize in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of injury and ill health associated with sports or exercise. Sports medicine is an integrated field, combining the work of specialists in primary care, surgery, orthopaedics, emergency medicine, psychology, physiotherapy, nutrition and others. Doctors aspiring to become sports medicine specialists start with a residency program in emergency medicine, family medicine, orthopedics, paediatrics, internal medicine or another related residency program. The course is career orienting in nature that opens many jobs for them after its completion.

M.D. Sports Medicine Eligibility

• M.B.B.S.  with minimum 50% marks
• Some of the very reputed universities and colleges conduct entrance examination for admission.

M.D. Sports Medicine Syllabus

Syllabus of Sports Medicine as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges. 

M.D. Sports Medicine Colleges

• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

M.D. Sports Medicine Course Suitability

• They should be active listener such as 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.
• They should have good power of judgment and decision making such as considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• They should have strong communication skills, strong reasoning and decision-making skills and knowledge and confidence to treat a variety of injuries.
• They should have the ability to work in high-stress environments and ability to work with teams of other health professionals.

How is M.D. Sports Medicine Course Beneficial?

• An athletic trainer or fitness instructor may coach athletes on the correct techniques to perform exercises to avoid sports-related injuries.
• Course helps to provide professional, first-class leadership and counselling necessary to prevent, manage, and rehabilitate the student-athlete and to participate in the development of the student-athlete's health and well-being.
• It is suitable to consistently provide a high-level of customer care and service, to maintain fiscal and operational integrity and carry out sound management practices and to function at high levels of accountability and productivity in all initiatives, programs, and operations, including compliance with all institutional, conference, and NCAA regulations.
• Sports medicine has many specialization areas, from the athletic trainer who interacts with the athletes daily to the fully trained medical doctor who specializes in orthopedic surgery or cardiac/ pulmonary rehabilitation.
• The course is beneficial to focuses on musculoskeletal problems and medical issues in athletes and active patients of all ages. It helps to provide expert Physical Therapy to orthopedic patients motivated to restore their function and return to an active healthy lifestyle.

M.D. Sports Medicine Employment Areas

• Exercise Physiology
• Kinesiology
• Massage Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Sport Dietetics/Nutrition
• Sports Medicine Research

M.D. Sports Medicine Job Types

• Dietician
• Gym Instructor
• Junior Medical Social Worker/Pharmacist
• Lecture & Professor
• Management Trainee
• MD Medicine Consultant
• Medical Doctor
• Naturopathy Doctor