Olympic Sports Med Diploma?

[flyingfastr]

Anyone heard about this IOC sports medicine diploma? I am interested in working with the Olympics (would love to be official team physician for a sport) and was wondering if this was necessary or would help at all? Its pretty expensive. Cant help but feel it might just be a way to throw a couple of grand at another diploma for the wall with no real benefit...

Any thoughts?

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[galactus]

You don't need it. To work for Team USA, just be boarded in sports medicine, practice sports medicine for 5 years, and network/volunteer as much as you can and work up the ranks. (source: US Olympic Committee Physician Volunteer Program application). I've worked some international friendlies in the past, and it's also a matter of who you know in the area that you work at.

There's also a FIFA Diploma in Football Medicine as well, but I don't think you need that either (if you're boarded in sports). At least that's free!