I am now 16 hours closer to obtaining a master's degree in sports medicine. On a whim, I decided to hunker down and pursue this degree path after many hours of contemplation. These decisions take time, for sure. This weekend was very top notch and reassuring that the decision was well worth it.
Our first course was Emergency Management in Sports Medicine. We saw gnarly pictures of lacerations, eyeball punctures and fractures which emphasized certain points in critical sports decision making. Our instructor was great. He had many years of sports medicine experience in chiropractic and lots of firsthand experiences that drove home the points thoroughly. I felt he had charisma and passion for sports medicine. In a way, he laid the groundwork for a great program.
At first, I thought the program might be a bit lackluster in it's inception and progression but they proved otherwise with the talent provided. I left today feeling inspired for once and it felt great.
I think you have to be inspired to be in a program like this. If you don't have anything to aim for, it can become overwhelming and quite repressive. The time commitment is so incredibly huge that if you don't feel inspired being there, you'll fizzle out pretty quick.
For the next 4 weekends, my time is booked with classroom study and hands on skill building with the sports medicine program. On top of the DC curriculum, this will be a bit intense but I do think my motivation will be higher to attack the work more vigorously in the weeks to come.
The students that entered this first class seem to be very motivated and focused people. Many are from our 7th quarter class. There is a representation from 6th quarter up to 12th and a couple DC's. The group is pretty diverse too which is nice.
Next week is approaching in a few hours so this post needs to end.
All for now
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