SPORTS
MEDICINE
CONJOINT
EXAM
FOR CERTIFICATION
OF
ADDED
QUALIFICATIONS
APPLICATION
PACKET – 2011 Exam
CONTACT: AOA – Certifying Board Services
Phone: (312) 202-8195
Email:
ekraynak@osteopathic.org
Examination Date Tuesday, April 26, 2011
During AOASM 26th Annual Clinical Conference
April 27-30, 2011
Location Westin Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island
First Application Deadline Postmark - Tuesday, January 25, 2011 (no penalty)
Final
Application Deadline Postmark –
From
January 26 - March 25, 2011 ($100 penalty)
Eligibility
Requires completion of AOA-approved Sports Medicine fellowship
training program
INFORMATION FOR THE SPORTS MEDICINE EXAMINATION FOR
CERTIFICATION OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS
The Sports Medicine Examination process for
certification of added qualifications is conjointly developed by interested
osteopathic specialty boards and the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports
Medicine. A Sports Medicine
Conjoint Examination Committee has representation from each participating
specialty board and academy.
This process is designed to recognize excellence
among those who provide care to persons who participate in athletics or exercise
programs. The examination evaluates
an understanding of the scientific basis of the problems involved in Sports
Medicine, the familiarity with the current advances in Sports Medicine, the
possession of sound judgment and of a high degree of skill in the diagnostic and
therapeutic procedures involved in the practice of Sports Medicine.
Definition
Sports Medicine is that branch of the healing arts
profession that utilizes a holistic, comprehensive team approach to the
prevention, diagnosis, and adequate management of sports and exercise-related
injuries, disorders, dysfunctions and exercise-related disease processes.
The
specialty of Sports Medicine consists of the following:
A. The comprehensive medical
management of the athlete which requires an understanding
across a broad scope of specializations.
B. An understanding of
performance aids, coaching techniques and training skills.
C. The science of injury
prevention and recognition, advanced rehabilitation techniques
and epidemiology.
D. The application of
wellness through cardiovascular training of the general public
as well as athletes with disability.
E. The application of sports
science in improving the health care of athletes.
F. The recognition of the
special medical problems of athletes.
G. The application of
osteopathic principles to athletes.
H. The term athlete refers to an
individual who is engaged in sport, exercise or physical activity at the recreational, competitive,
industrial, professional or elite level.
The requirements include approved training.
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Hold primary certification awarded by the AOA upon the recommendation
of a participating specialty board.
- Hold a valid, unrestricted license to practice medicine in a state of
the United States; applicants with a
restricted, suspended or revoked license in any juisdiction
at the time of application will not be admitted to the examination.
- Current member in good standing in the American Osteopathic Association
or the Canadian Osteopathic Association.
- Completion of one year of AOA-approved
fellowship training in Sports Medicine evidenced by copy of Sports Medicine
certificate and letter of recommendation from program director.
Eligibility for examination will be six years from the date of completion
of the fellowship training program.
Substantiation of Clinical Competence
The application must contain substantiation of the
Diplomate's satisfactory clinical competence in Sports Medicine. This substantiation must be provided by the program director
in the Sports Medicine approved fellowship training program.
Examination
Dates/Location
The
CAQ examination in Sports Medicine will be offered at a time and site as
determined by the Committee, but no less than once every two years.
Fees/Deadlines
The nonrefundable application fee of $50 must accompany the application
by the published postmark deadline date. The
registration period ends at least ninety days prior to the examination date. The examination fee will be $750 and payment is requested
after approval of a candidate for examination and is due by a published postmark
deadline date of at least 45 days prior to the examination date.
There is a nonrefundable penalty fee of $100 for withdrawal later than at
least 14 days prior to the examination date.
Format
The examination will be a proctored half-day examination consisting of
200 multiple-choice questions of the "one best answer" type.
Questions will cover the following four major categories:
Basic Science – 15%
Injury Management/Prevention – 20%
A. Anatomy
A. On-site immediate acute care
B. Physiology
B. Post event care
C. Pharmacology
C. Sports knowledge, sports rules
D. Nutrition
D. Protective equipment
Diagnostics – 30%
Treatment – 25%
A. History
A. Pharmacological
B. X-ray & lab
B.
OMT
C. Performance
C. Rehab modalities (acute and
reinjury
prevention)
D. Consultation
D. Psychological
Miscellaneous – 10%
Preparation
No specific recommendation about study methods or review courses may be
made. However, extensive self study
of Sports Medicine in texts and journals and participation in continuing medical
education programs and review courses in Sports Medicine should be useful.
Results
Candidates
will be informed of the results of the examination within 90 days following the
examination date. Successful
candidates will receive a certificate for Certification of Added Qualifications
in Sports Medicine notating an expiration date of ten years thereafter.
The certificate will be awarded after the AOA Bureau of Osteopathic
Specialists gives final approval of the exam process for each candidate.
This approval process may take about six months following the
notification of successful completion of the examination.
Upon written request and payment of a fee of $50, candidates may obtain
rescoring of the examination within a year of receiving the results.
The answer sheets of candidates will be destroyed three years after
administration.
Reexamination
Candidates may reapply for the next scheduled examination
upon submitting a letter of intent, updated application information and the
examination fee of $750. The
overall CME hours and those specifically in Sports Medicine that are required
when you re-apply will be prorated based on the number of years post-fellowship
training. At least 25 hours Sports
Medicine and 25 hours of AOASM hours.
Application Process
Applicant files will be reviewed by the Sports
Medicine Conjoint Examination Committee after the close of the registration
period. Candidates will be notified
in writing of their eligibility.
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