Pediatric Sports Medicine

The rotation will serve as an introduction to the field of Pediatric Sports Medicine. In general, this rotation will include clinic-based and non-clinic activities. Clinic activities may include sports medicine clinic, fracture clinic, bone health clinic, rheumatology clinic, and general orthopedics clinic. OPEN clinic times can be spent in other sports-affiliated clinics or with scholarly activity. Non-clinic activities may include didactics, journal club, training room, game and event coverage, and operating room observation. While at the main campus, rotators will be expected to be present at/participate in the sports medicine lectures, grand rounds, noon conferences, and Professorial Rounds. A variety of the clinics and experiences will be off of the Children’s National campus. Evening and/or weekend attendance at local high school sporting events or area races, if occurring during the rotation, are required. A car is recommended. Pediatric residents do not typically participate in all aspects of this elective.

Course Learning Objectives:

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Prevention and Screening: define the primary care provider’s role in preventing and screening for sports injury, disease, and dysfunction. 
2. Normal vs. Abnormal: differentiate normal variants from pathologic musculoskeletal conditions.
3. The Clinical Assessment: evaluate a patient with musculoskeletal signs and symptoms. 
4. Management: develop treatment plans for common, non-surgical musculoskeletal conditions.
5. Referrals: recognize, provide initial management, and refer appropriately conditions that usually require additional subspecialty management. 
6. Therapeutic Procedures: develop skills in musculoskeletal therapeutic procedures. 
7. Pediatric Competencies: demonstrate high standards of professional competence while working with patients under the care of a sub-specialist.