Curriculum for Rotation in Sports Psychology

Overview:

The sports psychology rotation is a preceptorial and experiential rotation lasting 2 weeks and a required component of the sports medicine tract curriculum. A member of the Sports Medicine Faculty serves as the preceptor for this rotation. The rotation occurs at Memorial Hospital , at the Sports Medicine Institute, and in other locations as arranged by the preceptor. The teaching of sports psychology in the program includes this rotation as well as experiences in the Family Medicine Center, the noon conference series, and on other rotations (See other curricula.).

Goals:

1) At the completion of this rotation, the resident will gain an understanding of the practice of sports psychology in a community setting which will facilitate appropriate referral practices in the future.

2) At the completion of this rotation, the resident will gain knowledge and skills in the areas of sports psychology pertinent to the practice of family medicine.

Objectives:

At the completion of this rotation, the resident will have demonstrated to the satisfaction of the preceptor:

--medical knowledge in sports psychology pertinent to the practice of family medicine, including the appropriate evaluation and treatment of psychological complaints of the athlete including (MK):

eating disorders, performance enhancement, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorder, fatigue and “burnout.”

--the ability to perform an appropriate history and physical examination (as appropriate) on the sports psychology patient and to present these findings to another physician in an appropriate manner (PC).

--communication and interpersonal skills which facilitate positive and therapeutic relationships (ICS).

--the ability to work cooperatively with other health professionals as part of a health care team (PC).

--compassion, respect, and integrity; responsiveness to the needs of patients and society that supercedes self-interest; accountability to patients, society, and the profession; a commitment to excellence and on-going professional development (P).

--a commitment to ethical principles pertaining to the provision or withholding of clinical care, confidentiality of patient information, informed consent, and business practices (P).

--sensitivity and responsiveness to a patient's culture, age, gender, and disabilities (P).

There are no specific procedural requirements for this rotation. However, there is a separate Procedures Curriculum and residents may gain experience meeting these requirements during this rotation. Procedures typically performed by residents on this rotation include (PC):

Implementation:

This is a preceptorial and experiential rotation, so the resident is assigned to a particular sports medicine physician. The resident will meet with the rotation preceptor prior to the rotation to arrange a schedule that may include experiences with a sports psychologist, psychiatrist, athletic trainer, sports medicine physician or other appropriate health care professional. In the course of seeing patients, the sports medicine physician will provide experiential learning, role-modeling, and one-on-one teaching to the resident. At the discretion of the preceptor, the resident may be assigned to research specific sports psychology topics. The resident will also be expected to attend weekly sports medicine morning lectures and weekly sports medicine case conferences.

The resident must continue to meet usual residency obligations to his/her Family Medicine Center population including attending scheduled clinics, caring for continuity patients admitted to Memorial Hospital, and rounding in the nursing home. The resident is expected to attend noon conferences and abide by duty hour restrictions in keeping with usual program policies. Upon completion of the rotation, the resident must complete and return the evaluation form provided by the program.

Evaluation:

The sports psychology preceptor will complete an evaluation form at the end of the rotation assessing the resident's success in meeting the rotation objectives as outlined in this curriculum.

 

 

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