Sports Medicine Elective

Welcome to Loyola University Sports Medicine. Our goal is to introduce the Medical Student to the exciting field of Sports Medicine. The Sports Medicine Elective incorporates more sports medicine lectures to complement prior didactic lectures. The clinical rotation involves and is supervised by Sports Medicine Faculty: Pietro Tonino, MD, Neeru Jayanthi, MD, and Douglas Evans, MD.  The medical student will spend time with athletic trainers and physical therapists, particularly in rehabilitation aspects following sports and musculoskeletal injuries.  The student will also receive continuing didactic lectures during the elective either in conferences, or by faculty on joint examinations, and other sports medicine specific topics.

Medical students will have the opportunity to have exposure to college athletics and elite athletes at universities, high schools, and mass events that Loyola Sports Medicine supervise. This course consists of a combination of Sports Injury clinic and traditional Family Medicine, as well as collegiate and high school training room clinics.  Also, additional time will be spent at various rehabilitation centers.

A general description with goals and expectations for the medical student are as follows for four weeks:
Description:

1. 5 clinic sessions weekly and Outpatient OR exposure.
2. Sports Medicine with Dr. Neeru Jayanthi and/or Drs. Pietro Tonino and Douglas Evans.  Each Sorts Medicine clinic will be 3 – 6 hours weekly.
3. One session with physical therapy weekly. (four hours weekly).
   Total of 30-40 hours weekly of Sports Medicine contact hours

4. Will attend all didactic conferences and selected Sports Medicine coverage.
5. There are baseline expectations regarding competencies. Students are expected to read weekly Sports Medicine topics regarding basic joint examination.
6. To be presented before the end of elective, a literature review of a Sports Medicine article in peer-reviewed Sports Medicine journal (preferably American Journal Sports Medicine) or a patient education handout on a specific sports medicine condition.
7. There are baseline expectations regarding competencies and must have passing exam on post-test (minimum of 80%).
8. There may be expectations to work evenings and weekends involving Sports Medicine coverage.

Elective Course Catalog
Loyola Master Muscle List
Musculoskeletal Curriculum and Exam Steps (pdf)