CORD Academic Assembly

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CORD Academic Assembly

• Moira Davenport, MD
• Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
• Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
• Associate Fellowship Director, Primary Care
  Sports Medicine
• Allegheny General Hospital/Drexel University
  College of Medicine
• Team Physician, Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Club
• Pittsburgh, PA

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Why Sports Medicine?

• Recognized by ABEM
• Practical in daily EM practice
• Unique research opportunities
• Active patient population
• FUN!

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Fellowship Structure

• EM based
• Family medicine based
• Pediatrics based
• Internal medicine based

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Fellowship Structure

• Non-operative sports medicine
• Operative sports medicine
• Physical Therapy
• Electives
• Cardiology
• Dental
• OMFS
• 4 hours/week in the ED

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Fellowship Structure Clinical

• AMSSM Research Meeting
• Weekly lecture series
• In-service exam

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The Extras

• High school sports
• College sports
• Professional sports
• Pre-participation physical exams
• Mass participation events

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The Job Situation

• Personal preference key
• Strictly EM
• Strictly sports
• Some combination thereof

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Academic Opportunities

• Unique research opportunities that are EM
  applicable
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound
• Performance enhancing substances
• Lectures
• SAEM/ACEP committees

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Expectations

• Many ortho lectures
• More ED reductions
• More national level EM involvement

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Key Websites

• www.newamssm.org
• http//www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html
  

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• Thanks!