207PS0010X
207PS0010X — Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
- Grouping
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- Classification
- Emergency Medicine
- Specialization
- Sports Medicine
- Section
- Individual
Definition
An emergency physician with special knowledge in sports medicine is responsible for continuous care in the field of sports medicine, not only for the enhancement of health and fitness, but also for the prevention and management of injury and illness. A sports medicine physician has knowledge and experience in the promotion of wellness and the role of exercise in promoting a healthy lifestyle. Knowledge of exercise physiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology, physical rehabilitation and epidemiology is essential to the practice of sports medicine.
NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.
Other codes under Emergency Medicine
These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.
- 207P00000XEmergency Medicine
- 207PE0004XEmergency Medical Services
- 207PE0005XUndersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
- 207PH0002XHospice and Palliative Medicine
- 207PP0204XPediatric Emergency Medicine
- 207PT0002XMedical Toxicology