Title: Research various sports medicine-related professions.
Course: Sports Medicine/Athletic Training II (14062-II) > Section: Preparing for a Career

Research should include

- exploration of a variety of healthcare professions related to sports medicine
- defining duties, specialties, educational requirements, prerequisites, salaries, career ladder, personal qualities needed, licensing/certification, work environment
- ways to increase one’s marketability.

Example professions might include athletic trainer, personal fitness trainer, physician assistant, physical therapist, physician, exercise physiologist, nutritionist, massage therapist, and chiropractor.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do duties, scope of practice, and specialties vary among different sports medicine professions?
- How do salaries vary among different sports medicine professions?
- How do educational requirements vary among different sports medicine professions?
- How do licensure and certification requirements vary among different sports medicine professions?
- How do personal qualities needed vary among different sports medicine professions?
- How do work environment and career potential vary among different sports medicine professions?
- How does employment marketability vary among different sports medicine professions?

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