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Hey there and welcome to the Brain Checker's YouTube channel, India’s largest Career Counseling Company!! The career we would be discussing today is: Sports Medicine Our entire video would be divided into 5 sections: - Introduction. - Nature of work. - Eligibility and Professional Courses available. - Best Colleges - Career prospects and Salary I would like to point out that the data given in this video is not exhaustive in nature and has been made for educational purposes only. Students are requested to perform their own due research before choosing a career. You can check the description for additional details and assistance from Brain Checker. So let’s begin... Introduction Sports Medicine, also known as sport and exercise medicine, is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Sport medicine is a field of medicine that uses a holistic, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary approach to health care for those patients engaged in a sporting or recreational activity. Another great definition of SM comes from American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine; sport medicine is that branch of the healing arts profession that utilizes a holistic, comprehensive team approach to the prevention, diagnosis, and adequate management of sports and exercise-related injuries, disorders, dysfunctions and exercise-related disease processes. Now let’s go to, Nature of Work Sports medicine physicians are also commonly known as sport physicians or sports medicine doctors. The main job of a sports medicine physician is to heal and prevent injuries of athletes. Most injuries usually deal with different joints, bones or muscles of the body. Sports physicians may work with other people such as nurses, physical therapists or nutritionists when an athlete is injured. Sports physician’s counsel athletes, helping them maximize performance, prevent injuries and lead a healthy lifestyle. They may suggest supplements, diet plans or exercise regimens to address performance issues. They may also help athletes with psychological or substance abuse issues related to sports. Now let’s go to, Eligibility and Professional Courses
• Candidate must pass the 10+2 examination. • An undergraduate course for three years requires a candidate to have passed the XIIth standard with English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology preferably with 55% of marks. • Sports Medicine is a highly specialized branch of medical science, which can only be studied after the completion of your MBBS degree. For getting admission into a diploma course, you need to appear for the All India Sports Medicine Post Graduate entrance test, followed by an interview. • To procure their license to practice, physicians sit for United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) or the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Exam (COMLEX), the one for osteopathic practice. We at Brain Checker help students in choosing their career. To know if this career suits your talents or skill sets, you can consult a Brain Checker Career Specialist. Check link in the description for more details.
Now we are going to look at few good colleges offering this qualification: • College of Physical Education Pune • Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education Thiruvananthapuram • Indira Gandhi Institute of Science Delhi
And Many More………. Moving on to the next part of the video........ Career Prospects The world of sports is highly competitive. Sports persons need to remain at the top of their fitness regimes at all times. As with many medical sub specialties, Sports Medicine offers range of opportunities to its pupils. Be it outpatient clinics, large hospitals, sports medicine clinics, academic medical institutions or association with sports teams or organizations, there are plethora of opportunities for sports medicine doctors to base their practices in.
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In India, Salaries for Sports Medicine specialists vary according to their roles, experience, and location of job. With sponsorships getting bigger and better in the world of sports, players have to constantly maintain high levels of fitness. Hence, Sport Medicine practitioners are also getting paid rather handsomely! The average starting salary in India is around Rs. 40,000 per month. With more experience, this increases to up to Rs. 1 lakh per month. An expert can earn as much as Rs. 3 lakh per month. With that we come to the end of our video, Thank you for watching, if you loved this Brain Checker Video please like, share and subscribe to us. Bye!!
