SPORTS
MEDICINE
CONJOINT
EXAM
FOR RECERTIFICATION
OF
ADDED
QUALIFICATIONS
APPLICATION
PACKET – Spring 2009 Exam
QUESTIONS?
- Examination Dates
- Eligibility Requirements
CONTACT: AOA – Certifying Board Services
Phone: (312) 202-8195
Email:
ekraynak@osteopathic.org
NOTE -
Examination
Date
Sunday, March 29, 2009
During
AOASM 24th Annual Clinical Conference
March 30 -
April 2, 2009
Location Snow Bird, Utah
Application Deadline Postmark date of December 31, 2008
INFORMATION FOR THE SPORTS MEDICINE EXAMINATION FOR RECERTIFICATION OF
ADDED QUALIFICATIONS
The
Sports Medicine Examination program for a certificate 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
program 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 an
holistic, comprehensive team approach to the prevention, diagnosis, and adequate
management of sport 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 physic
al activity at the recreational, competitive, industrial, professional or elite
level.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Primary certification and sports medicine CAQ is current and in good standing
- Hold a valid, 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 allow admittance to the
examination.
- Current member in good standing in the American Osteopathic Association
or the Canadian Osteopathic Association 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 2004-2006
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; 20 hrs. must be in AOASM sponsored programs.
The remaining 30 hrs. 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 hrs. per lecture (for speaking and preparation) will
be awarded by the Cmt. with a maximum total of 9 hrs. for 3 lectures.
Original documentation required would be confirmation form 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 hrs.
given by the Cmt. (1 hr. given for every 5 hrs. recorded on the AOA activity
report, up to a maximum of 50 recorded hrs.).
Original documentation from an institution confirming these hrs. 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:
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
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.
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 their primary certification
board of their eligibility.
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