Description of SEM Resident Duties
Primary Care Sport and Exercise Medicine enhanced skills resident
The following list represents the areas that form a part of the experience of the Sport Medicine Resident during their year at the Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic:
- Assists in the medical care of professional, university and community teams, including game coverage.
- Receives educational opportunities for one-on-one teaching with the primary care sport and exercise medicine physicians, physiatrists and orthopedic surgeons.
- Plays an important role on the multidisciplinary medical team for the University of Alberta (U of A) football and hockey teams.
- Participates in conducting the pre-season medical examinations for U of A varsity athletes.
- Assists the orthopedic surgeons in surgical cases to learn operative procedures and the follow-up care that is indicated.
- Works with the physical therapists in the clinic to become familiar with exercise prescription, sophisticated exercise testing and modalities.
- Reviews and presents a paper/project in an area of sport and exercise medicine, or undertake a research study of their own.
- Attends lectures and rounds where applicable within the Glen Sather Sports Medicine Clinic, Alberta Health Services, medical school, and applicable residency programs such as family medicine and orthopedics
- Arranges time with exercise physiologists, nutritionists and sport psychologists according to the specific interest of the Sport Medicine Resident.
- Has possible teaching duties with the undergraduate medical, rehabilitation medicine, and physical education and recreation students.
These duties will be discussed at the beginning of the Enhanced Skills year and arranged in such a way that the best educational experience is achieved. The balance of practical experience, literature review, research and observation time will be carefully organized to complement the resident's past experience and career goals.
It is hoped that Canadian graduates will be supplied with sufficient experience and tutoring that they will be able to approach the competency examination of the Canadian Academy of Sport and Exercise Medicine with confidence at the conclusion of the fellowship. The 12-month fellowship may be extended to two years with the opportunity for the fellow to enroll in graduate studies and use the time to work towards a higher academic degree.