1. Careers in sports medicine
Cody Arant ATC

2. Terms to know Athletic Training Board of Certification (BOC)
Certified athletic trainer
Health Maintenance Organization
National Athletic Trainers Organization
Physical Fitness Program
Physical Therapy Assistant, aide
Sports medicine
Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Therapeutic modality

3. Terms to know Sports Medicine Therapeutic Modality Athletic Training
Branch of healthcare that deals with evaluating athletes and preventing and treating injuries. Athlete has a wide range of definition.
Therapeutic Modality
Use of heat, cold, or electrical stimulation to produce an increase or decrease in blood flow.
Athletic Training
Division of sports medicine that deals with the care and prevention of athletic injuries and the management of the training methods used by professional or amateur athletes.
Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC)
Allied health care professional educated and trained in the prevention, assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries

4. TERMS TO KNOW Board of Certification (BOC)
Certifying organization for the athletic trainer
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
Not-for-profit organization with more than 27,000 members nationwide that is committed to the advancement, encouragement, and improvement of the athletic training profession
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
Professional member of the sports medicine team who evaluates existing levels of fitness and athleticism, along with helping increase the strength and endurance of an individual or team while promoting a healthier lifestyle.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Group health care plan that provides a predetermined, prepaid medical care benefit package

5. TERMS TO KNOW Physical Fitness Program Physical Therapy Aide
A method of exercise designed to prepare an individual to become physically able to do the activities he or she wishes to do in daily life, without causing undue physical stress
Physical Therapy Aide
Individual who is not licensed but is able to perform clerical tasks under the direct supervision of a physical therapist or physician
Physical Therapy Assistant
Individual who has earned a 2-year associate's degree and is involved in clinical tasks such as patient care and recording treatments, under the direct supervision of a physical therapist

7. Career opportunities – performance enhancement
Exercise Physiologist
Analyze their patients' fitness in order to help them improve their health or maintain good health. 
Biomechanics
The study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement or structure of living organisms.
Sports Psychologist
Sports Dietitian
Provides individual and group/team nutrition counseling and education to enhance the performance of competitive and recreational athletes, on-site and during travel.
Coaching
Personal Fitness Training
Strength and Conditioning Specialist

8. Career opportunities - injury care and management
Practice of medicine
General practitioner
Athletic training
Sports physical therapy
Physical therapist who specializes in athletic injuries
Sports massage therapy
Sports dentistry
Osteopathic medicine
Emphasizes helping each person achieve a high level of wellness by focusing on health promotion and disease prevention. Hands on.
Orthotics/Prothetics
Sports Chiropractic
Sports podiatry
Treat the feet of athletes

9. Your turn
1. Choose a career that you are interested in within the realm of sports medicine.
2. Research the requirements for licensure/certification in that profession.
For example: bachelors degree vs masters degree, 2 year associate's degree, post grad in a professinal program, etc...
3. Find the average annual salary for someone in that profession.
4. List job settings available to your profession.
5. Share your findings with the class.