PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE ELECTIVE
Supervised activities include interacting with patients and Licensed Athletic Trainers, residents and primary care sports medicine fellow in various outpatient settings and participating in assigned sports medicine clinics. Participating in patient evaluations, patient management and attending the weekly Friday morning sports medicine conference are additional components of this rotation. Other opportunities may include observing or evaluating patients in other clinical situations including the McClain Center UW athlete clinics, high school game coverage, PT clinics, other orthopedic clinics.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 4. Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities. Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members. Audience: Graduate 6. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner. Audience: Graduate 7. Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care. Audience: Graduate 8. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning. Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members. Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care. Audience: Graduate 11. Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders and procedures. Audience: Graduate 12. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families. Audience: Graduate 13. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Perform a hypothesis driven history and complete a targeted exam. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop and present a weighted differential diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 3. Using clinical evidence, adapt and justify the working diagnosis. Audience: Graduate 4. Present a diagnostic plan including laboratory and imaging modalities. Audience: Graduate 5. Correctly interpret imaging and laboratory findings and communicate results to patients and team members. Audience: Graduate 6. Complete written documentation in a comprehensive, concise, accurate and timely manner. Audience: Graduate 7. Review, interpret and present current literature to support patient care. Audience: Graduate 8. Develop clinically relevant questions to advance learning. Audience: Graduate 9. Communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians and non-physician team members. Audience: Graduate 10. Communicate and collaborate with consultants and/or primary team and other providers to coordinate care. Audience: Graduate 11. Engage patients in shared decision making regarding tests, orders and procedures. Audience: Graduate 12. Avoid medical jargon when communicating with patients and families. Audience: Graduate 13. Recognize limitations and seek assistance as appropriate. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027