Right now, the Atlanta Falcons are getting ready for Sunday’s game across the pond. The team will take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. For one local medical student, the season has already been pretty special, not only for the way he’s getting to watch the games but also, what he’s learning along the way. “It’s […]
McGovern Medical School’s, Department of Orthopedic Surgery plays a critically important role in keeping athletes of all levels on the playing field. The department and its faculty have had a long standing relationship with our very own Houston Texans NFL team, providing care for the most elite athletes. McGovern Medical School is honored to partner […]
As Cameron Harris drove home Sunday night from the Las Vegas Raiders game with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Allegiant Stadium, the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV student who had been on the sideline with NFL club medical staff talked about the sports medicine clinical rotation he just completed with the Raiders […]
Mohamed Bah, a third-year student in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, spent August doing a clinical rotation with the Buffalo Bills. He was one of 19 students nationwide chosen to be part of the National Football League’s Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. A joint program of the NFL Physicians Society and […]
After a rare view inside the world of professional sports and orthopedic medicine through a clinical rotation with the Houston Texans this summer, Analisa Narro, a fourth-year student with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, brought back key lessons from the enriching experience. The rotation was part of the NFL’s 2023 Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline […]
There’s an estimated shortage of nearly 1,500 doctors in South LA, according to research from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information. Charles R. Drew University aims to address the shortage with a new historic program that now serves as the first and only independent 4-year medical degree program offered through a historically […]
Alexis Restrepo, a fourth year medical student at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has been selected as one of 32 medical students from 19 medical schools across the country to participate in the NFL’s Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. Restrepo will complete a one-month clinical rotation with the Carolina Panthers, where she will observe and […]
The league launched the initiative in 2022 to diversify NFL club medical staffs by fostering a relationship with students interested in sports medicine careers. This year Parham is one of 16 participants from historically Black Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles; Howard University College of Medicine in Washington; Meharry in […]
One University of Kansas School of Medicine student is experiencing the Kansas City Chiefs training camp right from the sidelines this year. Patrick Baki is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Kansas Medical School. He was selected for a one-month clinical rotation through the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. It’s an […]
Patrick Baki will begin the clinical rotation of a lifetime as he joins the ranks of the Kansas City Chiefs’ medical staff on Monday. A fourth-year student at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Baki is among 31 students from 19 medical schools selected for the NFL’s 2023 “Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.” […]