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 […]

“Before this experience over the summer (it culminated with the Raiders first home game), I never really thought sports medicine could be an opportunity for me,” he said during a phone call, one in a series of interviews during his clinical rotation. “But now I see it as a real possibility. As I shadowed them, everyone on the Raiders medical staff was eager to help me. I saw how they evaluated injuries during practices and during a game, how they decided whether imaging had to be done, how they dealt with possible concussions, and so much more.”

Dr. Navdeep Singh, MD, chief medical officer for the Raiders, said he found Harris, who is scheduled to graduate from medical school next year, “a sponge for knowledge,” exactly the kind of energetic and focused medical student who could benefit from the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative that was developed to encourage medical students from diverse backgrounds to consider sports medicine careers.

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