SCU offers three different sports medicine pathways for students in the Doctor of Chiropractic Program: Sports Medicine Emphasis Selective Track and the Chiropractic Sports Medicine Residency.
Sports Medicine Selective Track
The goal of the Sports Medicine Emphasis (SME) is to introduce students to the world of sports medicine and/or tactical sports medicine. We hope the students’ interest in sports medicine from the SME will lead our SCU graduates to further their education and seek Certification in Added Qualification (CAQ) in chiropractic sports medicine. The Sports Medicine Emphasis (SME) consists of eight threads of sports medicine-specific curriculum. Each thread consists of five 1-unit courses. In addition to the Required thread, SME students must complete two threads of their choice. Other threads or courses may be taken for additional selective hours, subject to policy. Prerequisites for the courses vary.
The eight threads are:
- Sports Chiropractic Concepts
- Clinical Diagnosis to Return to Play
- Strength and Conditioning
- Sideline Skills1
- Biomechanics
- Tactical Sports Medicine
- Tactical Strength and Conditioning
- Required (which consists of the following courses)
- Concussion Diagnosis and Management
- Critical Thinking
- Cardiovascular pathologies and examination
- Neurologic Examination (one day)/Bioethics (one day)
- Imaging - MRI, CT, MSK US
Application Requirements
A 10-Term track students electing to take (SME) classes may declare their interest any time before T6; 12-Term track students may declare their interest any time before T8. There are no application requirements for entrance into the SME beyond good standing in the DC program. Students declare themselves by completing the Doctor of Chiropractic Sports Medicine Declaration Candidacy Form and turning this into the SCU Office of the Registrar. There are no other application requirements for entrance into the sports medicine selective track.
Fees
Students taking any sports medicine selectives will be charged a fee of $50 per class.
Sports Medicine Certificate of Completion
Students who complete the SME will receive a diploma-quality certificate noting completion of the Sports Medicine Emphasis, as well as a transcript notation indicating completion of the Sports Medicine Emphasis.
To earn the certificate of completion and transcript notation for the Sports Medicine Emphasis, students must:
- Complete three SME threads, one of which is the Required thread.
- Pass the four-station skills assessment.
- Remain in good standing in the SME:
- Student must not receive a ‘WF’ in any SME course.
- Students must not fail an SME course twice.
- The student must not have been found responsible for a violation of the student code of conduct.
Note:
1 A currently certified Athletic Trainer may substitute the taping courses in Sideline Skills for other courses upon verification by and with written permission from the Executive Director of Human Performance Optimization and subsequent notification to the Registrar.
