Getting into sports medicine

[shtock99]

alright i have a quick question....ive decided that i know longer want to work in a shop and get an apprenticeship......i really would like to get into sports medicine, something along the lines of physiotherapy.....i searched the mount royal website and sait website but couldnt find anything, so i was wondering if anybody knew if they have such courses??? and what are the courses called?? any other information like what kind of grades you need would be greatly appreciated
thanks
cory

[ashee]

Kineseology?

U of C and Mount Royal both offer courses relating to sports and sports med


http://mtroyal.ca/academics/courses/RECR.shtml

http://mtroyal.ca/academics/courses/PHED.shtml

http://www.starthere.ucalgary.ca/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1028

[shtock99]

thank you, that helped alot dont know how i couldnt find

[xrayvsn]

Physiotherapy and all of rehab medicine is moving to an after-degree, Master of Science program. In the past, students could apply and enter physio immediately after high school, but they have changed the requirements now.

There is only one school for Physiotherapy in Alberta - in Edmonton at the U of A.

http://www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/rehabmed/AdmissiontoMScPTCoursebasedProgram.cfm

As far as being a sports medicine doctor, you need to do medical school like other physicians and then a residency in a related field. There are no straight out "Sports Medicine" residency, but you could do physical and rehab medicine, orthopedic surgery or something along those lines. Then after your residency some people may want to subspecialize and do a fellowship specifically in sports medicine. I am not sure if this is what you are interested in doing, though.