Sport and Exercise Medicine PG Dip

University of Bath

Develop the specialist skills needed to conduct clinical practice in sport and exercise settings. This course is exclusively for fully qualified doctors.This highly flexible academic and clinical degree develops your sport and exercise medicine expertise.By working with Bath’s team of sports science practitioners, you’ll deepen your knowledge of the musculoskeletal injuries associated with sport. This will enhance your ability to assess, treat, and advise the patients in your practice.You’ll also develop your:knowledge and clinical skills for providing both primary and specialist sport and exercise medicine careclinical expertise in the aftercare of injuries and rehabilitationability to provide safe and effective pitch-side emergency careawareness of the signs of mental health issues in sport and the ability to provide confidential supportThis course will also provide you with a recognised qualification for indemnity insurance - many team doctor jobs will require this type of qualification.Gain important career skillsBy taking part, you will benefit from:access to highly interactive, flexible distance learning and clinical teachingin-person teaching and activities at Residential Weeks to support your practical and clinical examination trainingbeing part of an online network of sport and exercise medicine and sports physiotherapy cliniciansguidance from experienced clinical specialists in the field to provide professional development supportlearning within the Department for Health, which promotes a problem-solving and reflective approach to sport and exercise medicineYou will be assigned an experienced sports medic as your Professional Development Advisor during this course. They will provide mentorship and help you establish industry links.In Year 1 and Year 2 there are opportunities to learn from guest speakers and build connections with other clinicians at our Residential Weeks in Bath.Graduate prospectsBy the end of the course, you will be qualified to work with athletes and sports teams at the highest level. You will also be better equipped to assess, treat and advise patients in relation to musculoskeletal injuries, and to advise patients about the health benefits of exercise more generally.