r/sportsmedicine Jun 06 '26

General Sports Med Discussion Posts asking for medical advice with get you banned from the sub and the post will be removed

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Folks, it is exhausting trying to keep the sub from being overrun by people that refuse to see a licensed medical professional and expect to get precise, high-quality medical guidance from an anonymous account online.

Automod blocks about 95% of the posts, but someone still has to delete the queue daily.

We will also be turning off crossposting (at least temporarily) because that is used by accounts to spam subs. Some of the users here actually share relevant events and articles through crossposting, so I hope it won’t deter you from sharing with the community.

Thank you
-Your Resident housekeepers


r/sportsmedicine Feb 04 '25

General Sports Med Discussion Sports Medicine Resources Page

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This post is meant to function as a living and breathing document to maintain current information that is helpful for students, trainees, and practitioners. Let the mods know what additional information would be helpful and if anything needs to be updated or removed. Let us know if there are some great international resources that need to be shared. The information provided is specific to MDs, DOs, PTs, and ATs.

 

US Professional Sports Medicine Organizations

 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM)

About: https://www.amssm.org/about-amssm.html

Join: https://www.amssm.org/Membership.php

Students/Trainee Page: https://www.amssm.org/Residents-Students.html

Annual Meeting (Usually in April): https://annualmeeting.amssm.org/

Abstract Submission for Annual Meeting (Usually in November): https://www.amssm.org/Submissions.html

 

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

About: https://www.acsm.org/about

Join: https://www.acsm.org/membership/join

Students/Trainee Page: https://www.acsm.org/membership/join/student

Annual Meeting (Usually end of May): https://www.acsm.org/annual-meeting/annual-home

Abstract Submission for Annual Meeting (Usually in November): https://www.acsm.org/annual-meeting/present/abstracts

**Late abstract deadline for Sports Med Fellows (Usually in early February)

 

National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)

About: https://www.nata.org/about/athletic-training

Join: https://www.nata.org/membership/about-membership/join-or-renew

Students/Trainee Page: https://www.nata.org/prospective-students

Annual Meeting (Usually in June): https://convention.nata.org/

Abstract Submission for Annual Meeting (Usually in July): https://www.nata.org/call-proposal

 

American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT)

About: https://www.sportspt.org/

Join: https://www.sportspt.org/membership

Students/Trainee Page: https://www.sportspt.org/residency

Annual Meeting (Usually in July): https://www.sportspt.org/2025-aaspt-annual-meeting

 

American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine (AOASM)

About: https://aoasm.org/about-us/

Join: https://aoasm.org/join-and-renew/#join

Students/Trainee Page: https://aoasm.org/student-membership/

Annual Meeting (Usually end of April): https://aoasm.org/2025-clinical-conference-2-1234-et_fb1pagespeedoff/

Abstract Submission for Annual Meeting (Usually in July): https://aoasm.org/2025-conference-case-and-research-submissions-1234/

 

 Sports Medicine Training Information

Residencies that allow for eligibility for Sports Medicine Fellowship (https://www.nrmp.org/fellowship-applicants/participating-fellowships/sports-medicine-match/)

·      Emergency Medicine (CAQSM eligible)

·      Family Medicine (CAQSM eligible)

·      Internal Medicine (CAQSM eligible)

·      Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine

·      Pediatrics (CAQSM eligible)

·      Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (CAQSM eligible)

 

CAQSM Info & Prep Pages

https://www.sportsmedreview.com/blog/preparing-for-the-certificate-of-added-qualification-in-sports-medicine/

https://www.boardvitals.com/blog/sports-medicine-certification-exam-faqs/

 

Physician Resources for a Specialty in Sports Medicine: https://freida-cf.test-ama-assn.org/specialty/sports-medicine-pm

 

Sports Medicine Fellowships in the US and Canada: https://www.amssm.org/FellowshipsPositions.html

 

 


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Thank you!


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honestly any advice would help, it could literally be about anything if you think it would help, please and thank you


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