Sports Medicine Doctor

Job Overview: A sports doctor can enjoy the converted stability and satisfaction of a career treating patients in a hospital or clinic, And at the same time, this doctor could also work for professional or college sports teams, travelling with the players and enjoying the games from the sidelines! Not many careers boast such a varied professional landscape, but this variety is just one of the many appeals of becoming a sports doctor. Sports doctors specialize in treating, diagnosing and prevention of injuries from athletic sports. They focus on the care of joint, bone and muscle health.

Education Requirements: Most sports doctors complete a medicine degree or a doctor of osteopathic medicine. Four years of academic biology, biochemistry, anatomy, pathology and psychology, physiology, medical ethics and pharmacology is needed.

Salary: $279,000 - $350,000.

Reflection: Although the job of a sports medicine doctor does seem rewarding I wouldn’t really be interested seeing how I have no interest in sports whatsoever.