Surgical Sports Medicine

Department of Surgery and Surgical Specialties

  • Course Information

    Course Number: RSRG603

    Prerequisites: Completion of all Phase 2 clerkships

    Length of Time: 2 or 4 weeks

    Available for Phase: Phase 3

    Credit Type: Physician Assessed Patient Facing (PAPFE) or Open

    Call: No

  • Contact Information

    Program Directors: Saad Tariq, MD

    Coordinator/Scheduling: Allison King (aking75@uic.edu)

    Location: OrthoIllinois (5875 E Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL 61114)

Narrative Description: Sports Medicine crosses the barriers of specific disciplines as athletes may suffer problems associated with the musculoskeletal system, nutrition, mental health and motivation, dental problems, or primary care issues. This sports medicine experience allows the student to participate in the care of athletes from an orthopedic perspective, physical medicine and rehabilitation perspective, nutrition perspective, radiology, and a psychology perspective.

Learning Objectives:

The overall objective of the sports medicine program is to provide the medical student exposure to injuries and problems encountered by the athletic population. The rotation will introduce the student to the demands of being a team physician, caring for athletes, identifying specific sports-related injuries, and taking an active role as a member of a sports medicine team. Students will gain a fundamental knowledge of sports medicine, including: roles of the sports medicine team, the pre-participation physical examination, common sports injuries, emergent sports injuries, rehabilitation issues, sports psychology, sports nutrition, and medical issues in sports medicine.

Learning Activities:

In clinical electives taken through the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford, registered students will participate in any combination of the following activities with the goal of positively impacting patient care and learning about patient conditions to achieve the course objectives. These activities include, but are not limited to: chart review, history elicitation of patients, physical exam, oral presentation, written documentation in the EHR, special topics presentations, procedural skills, participation in seminars/didactics/grand rounds, participation in development of assessment and plan for the care and treatment of patients, interpretation of patient findings either by exam or test results, literature review, case discussion, interprofessional care, simulations, and patient meetings. Students will engage in activities as directed and appropriately supervised by College Faculty.

Method of Assessment: Faculty evaluation of performance.

Required Reading: None

Additional Resources: None

Miscellaneous Information: None