Sports Medicine (Roxbury HS)

LOCATED AT Roxbury HS 

Career Pathways in Sports Medicine (include but are not limited to):

Therapeutic Services:  Art/Music/Dance Therapist(s), Athletic Trainer, Certified Nursing Assistant, Chiropractor, Chiropractic Assistant,  Dietitian/Nutritionist, EMT/Paramedic, Exercise Physiologist  Kinesiotherapist, Licensed Practical Nurse, Massage Therapist, Medical Assistant, Nurse Practitioner Occupational Therapist, Mobility Specialist, Orthoptist Orthotist/Prosthetist/Technician Pedorthist, Physical Therapist/Assistant, Physician (MD/DO), Physician Assistant, Podiatrist,  Radiation Therapist, Recreation Therapist, Registered Nurse, Rehabilitation Counselor, Surgical Technician, Wellness Coach

Diagnostics Services:  Specialist Cardiovascular Technologist, Computer Tomography (CT) Technologist, Sonographer, Exercise Physiologist, Technologist Radiologist 

Health Informatics: Admitting Clerk, Applied Researcher, Health Educator, Health Information Mgmt. Administrator, Health Information Mgmt. Technician, Healthcare Access Manager, Healthcare Administrator, Information Privacy Officer, Managed Care, Medical Coder, Medical Historian, Medical Illustrator, Medical Transcriptionist, Patient Account Manager, Patient Advocate, Patient Information Coordinator, Public Health Educator.

Support Services:  Community Health Worker, Dietary Manager, Dietetic Technician, Environmental Health Advocate, Environmental Health Practitioner, Environmental Services/ Specialist, Food Safety Specialist, Health Advocate, Medical Health Counselor, Mortician/ Funeral Director, Nurse Educator, Occupational Health Nurse, Occupational Health & Safety Expert, Social Worker Transport Technician

9th Grade

• Foundational Components of Athletic Training & Physical Therapy: This course provides a general overview of the allied health professions of athletic training and physical therapy. It is intended to inspire the students to think critically about the various disciplines, roles and opportunities of the members of the sports medicine team. The course will engage the students with cooperative learning opportunities as well as self directed projects.
• Clinical Internship  (25 Hours): Students can choose to perform a combination of clinical internship hours between the athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy and adapted physical education options  

10th Grade

• Pathology & Prevention of Sports Injuries: To introduce students to the sciences of human anatomy and physiology as well as skill development, prevention of injuries through exercise, basic rehabilitation, sport psychology, the tissue response to injuries, understanding basic taping, wrapping and bracing for injuries, clinical evaluation, recognizing the needs of different sports injuries as well as injuries/conditions seen in the lower extremity.

• Clinical Internship  (25 Hours): Students can choose to perform a combination of clinical internship hours between the athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy and adapted physical education options  

 11th Grade

• Kinesiology & Orthopedic Assessment: To continue to facilitate the comprehension of the science of human anatomy specific to the examination skills including the locations of anatomical landmarks (muscle origins, insertions, bony landmarks, ligaments). To discover proper movement patterns of the body and the causes and consequences of poor movement. Upper extremity anatomy, injuries, concerns and issues with associated rehabilitation,and appropriate selection of therapeutic modalities will also be reviewed.  An introduction to necessary adaptations for special needs students. To be introduced to traumatic brain injury evaluation and management as well as facial injuries, general medical conditions and youth injuries.

• Clinical Internship  (30 Hours): Students can choose to perform a combination of clinical internship hours between the athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy and adapted physical education options  

12th Grade:

Senior Year College Option: Providing students meet the academic criteria, they may attend County College of Morris for all academic and occupational courses and earn up to 24 credits, paid for by Morris County Vocational School District

Continue at Roxbury High School for advanced courses/projects including:

• Injury Rehabilitation, Management and Surgical Intervention: This course is designed to give the student a detailed examination of exercise physiology and the effects of nutrition and supplementation as well as the effects of pharmacology, post-injury management techniques.  The curriculum will focus on surgical techniques and their implications on rehabilitation/activity and capture the totality of injury management including pathology, immediate management, diagnostic imaging, definitive and differential diagnoses, medical management, medications, surgical intervention, post-injury and/or post-surgical management and rehabilitation.  The objective is to apply skills learned from 1, 2 and 3, while working independently on research projects. Students will also assist in the instruction of students in the first three courses in order to facilitate comprehension.
• Introduction to Exercise Science/Introduction to Exercise Psychology

 Structured Learning Experience (SLE): Required 120 hour Internship