Category: Sports

It’s that time of year again. The NRMP has finally published all statistics regarding the recent match data. Of note this year is the Program Director Survey Report. The results were interesting to review since I had not had a chance to respond to the initial survey. This report took responses from the program directors…

After months of meetings and planning we were able to get the X games up and running in California once again. Due to the COVID situation we were not able to accommodate spectators and we had to break up the locations to multiple venues. The sites made for a much more intimate feel for an…

It has been an interesting year so far. The sports medicine fellowship has been adjusting to the pseudo norms of COVID life with the lack of organized sports. In an attempt to ensure our fellows get adequate exposure, our fellow has been playing an active roll in helping with policy creation and event organization. Over…

Graduation Live Stream set for June 26, 2020 at 6pm pacific time.

Fellowship year is always memorable. This year has been even more memorable for all of us at Long Beach Memorial Sports Medicine. We have been on the front lines of a global pandemic and had to adjust our fellows educational experience around a dynamic environment. The COVID19 outbreak has created the need for rapidly expanding…

When selecting a Sports Medicine training program it is important to identify what you want to get out of an education. If the interest is based on division 1 athletics, any program will likely provide ample opportunity to be on the sidelines of college sports. However, here in Long Beach, we like to take things…

The California coast has an abundance of marine life, however one of the more commonly seen injuries is that of the infamous sting ray. Sting rays tend to bury themselves in the sand in shallow water and can ruin your day if you step on them. Surfers will often shuffle their feet to avoid stepping…

At Long Beach Memorial Sports Medicine Fellowship we pride ourselves in making education fun. After spending time discussing pathology related to our track and field athletes we decided to put our rotating resident, Dr. Odrin Castillo, and our Sports Medicine Fellow, Dr. Alex Hu, through some of the therapies used on our patients. As a…

Part of doing a Sports Medicine Fellowship is deciding how you want to interact with the athletic community. Our physicians are heavily encouraged to partake in community outreach and engaging in a manner that allows for building relationships with various sports. Our 2019/2020 Sports fellow utilized his expertise in competitive weight lifting to organize a…