The program offers a unique blend of clinical learning with real-world application, providing hands-on experience with expert clinicians and researchers, including practical skills like taping ankles and assessing injuries.
The UC San Diego Sports Medicine Summer Academy is an intensive, hands-on program designed for high school juniors and seniors passionate about sports, health, or medicine. Participants will delve into the dynamic field of musculoskeletal and sports medicine through interactive lectures, case-based group learning, student research projects, and hands-on lab experiences. The curriculum covers basic anatomy, pathology, clinical presentations, and treatment of common sports injuries, as well as the epidemiology and prevention of such injuries. Students will also explore current trends in concussion treatment and research, exercise science, nutrition, and mental health in sports. Practical skills gained include sideline evaluation, splinting, joint injections, injury assessment, therapeutic taping, wrapping techniques, and basic wound care. The program aims to expand students' knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and physiology, raise awareness of common sports injuries and their treatment, and provide an understanding of career options in sports medicine. Field trips and experiential activities offer real-world exposure to the field, allowing students to explore what it means to support athletes from the locker room to the playing field. Students will also complete a research project in the field of sports medicine.
A typical day involves a schedule from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., including lectures, discussions, problem and case-based group learning, self-study, and hands-on lab experiences, with a lunch break from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
This program is best for high school juniors and seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or better who are passionate about sports, health, or medicine and are interested in an immersive, hands-on experience in musculoskeletal and sports medicine.
UC San Diego
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