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SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Exercise Science Pathway

IS SPORTS MEDICINE FOR YOU?
Fifteen seconds left on the clock and his team is down by 1 point. He knows that the fate of this game depends on his every move. He decides to run down the middle of the court and go for the left handed layup. He’s up in the air and makes the shot!! The crowd goes wild!! The sound of cheering is suddenly interrupted by a loud THUMP followed by a terrorizing scream, the crowd suddenly grows quiet. When he came down from the layup, his foot slipped out from under him, and all 235lbs of his body landed on his left lower leg. His leg is clearly broken in several places. Two people run out on the court and immediately tend to the athlete. Is your adrenaline pumping, and heart rate racing? Are you interested in what happens next?
Can you see yourself as one of the persons tending to this athlete? If so, then Sports Medicine is the cluster for you!
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Sports Medicine is a full year course which is designed for students interested in fields such as
athletic training, physical therapy, medicine, fitness, physiology of exercise, kinesiology,
nutrition, personal training and other sports medicine related fields.
The course includes class work and practical hands-on application in the following areas:
prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports injuries, taping and wrapping of injuries, first
aid/CPR, emergency procedures, nutrition, sports psychology, anatomy and physiology,
fitness/conditioning/strength programs, and sports medicine careers.

ELIGIBILITY






























































The course is open to seniors who have successfully completed the Therapy Careers Cluster and have successfully completed all of the following prerequisites:
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Biology
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Chemistry
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Health Science Theory
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Medical Terminology
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Principles of Health Science
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Therapy Careers Cluster
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In addition, students must demonstrate excellence in attendance and academics in all classes during their junior year.
INTERNSHIP
Sports Medicine student interns will have the opportunity to work with athletes and athletic trainers within Dallas ISD at sporting events and practice settings. The internship will allow for students to be exposed to every sport offered in the Dallas ISD.
Hands-on clinical settings, game day preparation, and sideline experience are only a few of the opportunities that will be available during the internship period. Students will also have the opportunity to shadow personal fitness specialists, orthopedists, nutritionists, and other sports medicine specialists.
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Students will complete their internship at all Dallas ISD high schools and field houses.
Read about how the partnership with the Dallas ISD schools began
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CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES
Students in the Sports Medicine course will learn many skills associated with Athletic Training, Basic Emergency Preparedness and Assessment, and Personal Fitness to include:
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Basic Life Support
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Vital Sign Assessment
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Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Procedures
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Administrative Skills
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Sports Massage Techniques
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Exercise Prescription and Design
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Sport Specific Injury Assessments
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Taping and Wrapping
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College Preparation
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Nutrition and Supplementation
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Fundamentals of Movement Science
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Preparation for the NASM Certified Personal Trainer Certification