At the University of Miami Health System, we understand the need for sports medicine to extend beyond the clinic — especially for school-aged athletes and club participants. Our Sports Medicine Institute Outreach Program provides certified and licensed athletic trainers (ATs) who can deliver healthcare services to your student athletes in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.

Our ATs are employed and insured by the University of Miami, providing screening services, injury assessments, injury rehabilitation, and patient education. They can also connect your student athletes to additional resources within UHealth, if needed.

We’re here to keep your student athletes healthy and engaged in active play!

What we do

Our ATs work in the athletic training rooms and on the field at each partner school and are available to student athletes and students playing club sports. They cover practices and games to provide on-the-field care for any injured student athlete. UHealth resident physicians attend home football games to assist ATs with any on-field injuries and medical emergencies.

In addition to on-the-field care, our ATs also:

• Coordinate pre-participation physicals performed by the attending physician and resident physicians during the summer before school begins.
• Help make doctor appointments for students who need more extensive medical services.
• Provide education about nutrition, hydration, proper warm-ups, cross training, and other sports performance-related topics.
• Provide injury rehabilitation and physical therapy services.

Concussion testing

All ATs are trained to evaluate student athletes for concussions and traumatic brain injuries. During practices or games, they use the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT) for sideline testing and immediate evaluation.

At the beginning of the season, ATs also conduct ImPACT^® (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) evaluations to gather baseline assessments for student-athletes participating in high impact sports. For students recovering from a concussion, ATs perform a post-injury ImPACT^® evaluation to help in determining when the student-athlete can safely return to play or if a specialty referral is needed.

If needed, our ATs work with the UHealth concussion team to connect student-athletes with a neurologist or a primary care sports medicine physician.

Schools we serve

Our athletic trainers currently work in three area schools:

• Florida Christian School — Cassandra Boltman, Interim Head Athletic Trainer
• Ransom Everglades School — TBD
• Westminster Christian School — Hayley Garick, Head Athletic Trainer; Armani Medina Associate Athletic Trainer; Carly Weston, Assistant Athletic Trainer

Our physicians and offices

For student athletes who need additional or advanced services, our Sports Medicine Institute has a full clinical staff that includes four surgeons and five primary care sports medicine physicians.

Our surgeons offer multiple procedures, including, but not limited to:

• Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction
• Shoulder and hip labral repair
• Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction
• Meniscus repair
• Rotator cuff repair

Our primary care sports medicine physicians specialize in:

• Injection therapy (steroid, hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma, and stem cell)
• Pediatrics

To schedule an appointment, please call: 305-689-5555 option 2.

We have four convenient office locations that include radiology and physical therapy services:

For more information about partnering with our Sports Medicine Outreach Program, email UHealthSMIOutreach@med.miami.edu.