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Establishing a high-school-based training room clinic

M W Niedfeldt1, C C Young, L Leshan

  • 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA.

Wisconsin Medical Journal
|June 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Primary care physicians can serve as team physicians, offering valuable medical care to athletes. Establishing school-based training rooms enhances physician accessibility and provides rewarding community service opportunities.

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Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Primary Care
  • Adolescent Health

Background:

  • Team physicians manage all athlete medical care and participation decisions.
  • Primary care physicians possess suitable skills for team physician roles.
  • Training rooms increase physician availability, especially for adolescents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the suitability of primary care physicians as team physicians.
  • To emphasize the benefits of school-based training rooms for athlete care and physician engagement.
  • To outline key considerations for establishing training rooms.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the responsibilities and suitability of team physicians.
  • Discussion of the advantages of training rooms for accessibility and community service.
  • Identification of essential planning elements for training room setup.

Main Results:

  • Primary care physicians are well-equipped to be team physicians.
  • School training rooms improve physician access to adolescent and underserved populations.
  • Proper planning (funding, supplies, liability) and documentation are crucial for successful training room operation.

Conclusions:

  • Team physician roles offer rewarding community service opportunities.
  • School-based training rooms are an effective model for enhancing sports medicine accessibility.
  • Careful planning and legal precautions mitigate potential challenges in establishing training rooms.

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