PM&R/Sports Medicine

Catalog description

The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/Sports Medicine elective provides basic training in PM&R evaluations with a strong focus on sports medicine and neurological rehabilitation. The elective exposes the medical student to the broad field of PM&R including sports injuries, ultrasound, electromyography, complications of disability, and the restoration and maintenance of function. Time will be spent on the inpatient rehabilitation service, and in the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine. The student will be exposed to therapies, medications and procedures typically used in PM&R practice. There will be opportunities for sideline game coverage if desired.