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The Sports Doctoral Fellowship is a combined Doctor of Science program from Baylor University and APTA Credentialed Clinical Fellowship in Sports Physical Therapy.

DScPT Sports Medicine in Action
DScPT Sports Medicine in Action
DScPT Sports Medicine in Action

All sports fellows are required to obtain the Sports Emergency Medical Responder credential (or be a current Certified Athletic Trainer or current EMT-B) to be eligible to attend the program and provide sideline or courtside coverage for athletic events. The EMR credential is also a pre-requisite to sit for the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties - Sports Clinical Specialists examination.

The 24-month program consists of rigorous, advanced, sports medicine focused training designed to prepare experienced physical therapists to be clinical experts for neuromusculoskeletal conditions from the point-of-injury (often on the athletic field), through evidence-based therapeutic intervention, culminating in return to competition (and/or military duty).

The program is divided into four semesters and the curriculum includes a comprehensive array of clinically relevant topics including: anatomy, biomechanics, differential diagnosis, radiology, pharmacology, research design and statistics. Additionally, Fellows complete sports-specific special topics such as athletic injuries, athletic taping, on-the-field point-of-injury emergency care, dermatology, and performance enhancement.

Semester I  

COURSEJune - DecemberSemester Hours
PHT 6387Research & Statistics I3
PHT 6391Clinical Fellowship I3
PHT 6310Soft Tissue and Bone Pathophysiology3
PHT 6320Athletic Injuries I3
PHT 6395Advanced Sports Medicine Practicum I3
PHT 6150Orthopaedic Lecture Series I1
 Total16

Semester II        

COURSEJanuary - JuneSemester Hours
PHT 6388Research & Statistics II3
PHT 6392Clinical Fellowship II3
PHT 6340Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics I3
PHT 6396Advanced Sports Medicine Practicum II3
PHT 6292Special Topics: Seminar I2
PHT 6151Orthopaedic Lecture Series II1
 Total15

Semester III  

COURSEJuly - DecemberSemester Hours
PHT 6389Research & Statistics III3
PHT 6341Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics II3
PHT 6393Clinical Fellowship III3
PHT 6321Athletic Injuries II3
PHT 6293Special Topics: Seminar II2
PHT 6152Orthopaedic Lecture Series III1
 Total15

Semester IV

COURSEJanuary - MaySemester Hours
PHT 6390Research & Statistics IV3
PHT 6394Clinical Fellowship IV3
PHT 6379Advanced Radiology in Sports Medicine3
PHT 6384Independent Study3
PHT 6397Advanced Sports Medicine Practicum III (Aug-Apr)3
PHT 6294Differential Diagnosis in Sports Medicine2
PHT 6153Orthopaedic Lecture Series IV1
 Total18
Total Program Credit Hours: 64

The fellows are required to participate in a minimum of 400 hours of sideline or courtside sports medicine coverage from a variety of sports including, but not limited to boxing, football, wrestling, rugby, and lacrosse.

Fellows are exposed to civilian and military resources including weekly lectures and case studies with the John A. Feagin Jr Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine Fellowship, Division I athletic coverage at USMA, collaboration with the United States Air Force Academy, All-Army Sports coverage, collaboration with The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, weekly webinars and "think tanks" with the Michigan Institute for Human Performance, and site visits with professional sports teams in the region.

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