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Hands-On Sports Medicine Training for Residents.
The Physician and Sportsmedicine
|July 15, 2016
Summary
Primary care sports medicine training programs are limited. This describes a novel one-month program at UC Davis Medical Center incorporating clinical, field, and innovative experiential learning for sports medicine skills.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Medical Education
Background:
- Primary care sports medicine is a rapidly expanding field.
- There is a notable scarcity of dedicated training programs in this specialty.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the development and structure of a novel one-month training program in primary care sports medicine.
- To highlight innovative educational strategies within the program.
Main Methods:
- The program integrates diverse educational strategies: clinical teaching (50%), on-the-field education (20%), experiential learning (20%), and didactic instruction (10%).
- A key component is experiential learning, involving active participation in sports, exercise, strength training, and fitness programs.
Main Results:
- The program successfully integrates multiple learning modalities to impart sports medicine skills.
- The experiential learning component offers a unique, hands-on approach to skill acquisition.
Conclusions:
- The developed one-month program provides a model for addressing the need for more primary care sports medicine training.
- Innovative experiential learning is effective in teaching fundamental sports medicine skills.
