It should be recognised that in the US training to practise sports medicine is one of the many elective professional development programs a doctor can undertake. These "fellowships" generally take about 1 year and are added to an intern/residency program. This book is pitched at the resident undertaking some first-hand training in sports medicine and, no doubt, caring for athletes at College level undertaking various sporting activities.
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