SPORTS
MEDICINE
CONJOINT
EXAM
FOR RECERTIFICATION
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)
INFORMATION FOR THE SPORTS MEDICINE EXAMINATION FOR
RECERTIFICATION OF ADDED QUALIFICATIONS
The
Sports Medicine Examination process for recertification 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.
Applicants
must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Primary
certification and Sports Medicine CAQ is current and in good standing.
- Hold a full,
unrestricted license to practice medicine in state where practice is
conducted.
A suspended or revoked license in any jurisdiction at the time of application will not be admitted to the examination.
-
Current member in good standing of the AOA for at least
the two consecutive years immediately prior to application.
-
Current practice to include at least 20% in Sports
Medicine.
-
Documentation on the AOA Activity Report for 2007-2009
and the current cycle of at least 120 CME hours for the previous three years
with 50 of those hours in approved Sports Medicine courses; 25 hours must be
from AOASM sponsored programs. The
remaining 25 hours may be distributed among the following sources –
§
AMSSM sponsored programs.
§
ACSM Team Physician Course.
§
AAFP or ACOFP Sports Medicine course.
§
Presenting Sports Medicine lectures at state or national
conferences; a maximum of 3 hours per lecture (for speaking and preparation)
will be awarded by the Committee with a maximum total of 9 hours for 3 lectures.
Original documentation required would be confirmation from the sponsoring
organization or a program schedule with date and location noting you as a
speaker along with the lecture title.
§
Sports Medicine preceptor hours; up to a maximum of 10 hours
given by the Committee (1 hr. given for every 5 hours recorded on the AOA
activity report, up to a maximum of 50 recorded hours).
Original documentation from an institution confirming these hours would
be necessary, as the Activity Report does not classify preceptor hrs. by
specialty area.
§
Home study hrs. in Sports Medicine, including self-testing
quizzes, up to a maximum of 5 hrs.
§
Attendance at AOA or ACGME University or hospital-based CME
programs in Sports Medicine recognized by the AOA CME Activity Report; original
documentation from sponsor would be necessary if not clearly defined on Activity
Report.
Examination
Dates/Location
The CAQ recertification
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
100 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
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 Recertification 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.
Application Process
The
Sports Medicine Conjoint Examination Committee will review applicant files after
the close of the registration period. Candidates
will be notified in writing by the Certifying Board Services (CBS) of their
eligibility.
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