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Sports Medicine Physicians

Also called: Athletic Team Physician, Physician, Sports Medicine Physician, Team Physician

What they do:

Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.

On the job, you would:
  • Diagnose or treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system.
  • Order and interpret the results of laboratory tests and diagnostic imaging procedures.
  • Advise against injured athletes returning to games or competition if resuming activity could lead to further injury.
On the job, you'll need:

Health

  • medicine and dentistry

Math and Science

  • biology

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Business

  • customer service

Basic Skills

  • reading work related information
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it

Verbal

  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking

Ideas and Logic

  • notice when problems happen
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Visual Understanding

  • see hidden patterns
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Attention

  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Investigative

People interested in this work like activities that include ideas, thinking, and figuring things out.

  • Integrity
  • Concern for Others
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Initiative

Medical software

  • eClinicalWorks EHR software
  • Epic Systems

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft Excel

Electronic mail software

  • Email software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $223,410

Education

Doctoral degree or post-doctoral training is usually needed.