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.” […]
(July 25, 2023) – Anthony “Nino” Saglimbeni, M.D., Head Team Internist for the San Francisco 49ers was appointed to the NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) Board of Directors. “I’m honored to be named to the NFLPS Board, and I look forward to being further involved in advancing the mission of such a prestigious organization,” said Dr. […]
Fourth-year medical student Schyler Morton is preparing to join the New Orleans Saints — her hometown NFL team — on the field. Well, kind of. The Meharry Medical College product is one of 31 diverse medical students to participate in the second year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. The program aims […]
Doing right by diversity isn’t in the NFL’s DNA. But their venture with the league’s Physicians Society (NFLPS) and the Professional Football Athletic Trainers Society (PFATS) is a great diagnosis. The participants in the second year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiatives have been announced, as 31 students will have their clinical […]