Sports Medicine Doctor

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

Sports medicine doctor helps professional athletes stay fit or recovers from injury. You will have to diagnose and treat athletes and other active people suffering from a sports related injury or illness. You will work with medical professionals such as surgeons, physical therapists, nutritionist, etc.

Average Salary: $48,000 - $200,000

Educational Requirements:

If you are interested in this career you will need to have a bachelor’s degree then after attend medical school to earn an MD. This takes about four years to complete. After you must perform a residency up to 2-7 years. You may have to help patients if they have a sprain, stress fractures or injures from overuse. You will also help them try to prevent injures such as brain trauma, chronic illness or issues related to nutrition and performance.

Working with athletes would be an interesting career to look into so I might like this career.