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The Wake Forest Summer Immersion Sports Medicine Institute will expose students to innovative methods of medical care for the nation’s most elite athletes while exploring the various career options that the sports medicine field offers. This program will provide hands-on educational experiences emphasizing the fundamentals of sports medicine, injury prevention, rehabilitation, and athletic performance. Students will learn from esteemed Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeons, Dr. Gary Poehling and Dr. Nicholas Trasolini, as well as countless experienced orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, physician assistants, athletic trainers, and more! Some highlights of this program include a cadaveric dissection of knee and shoulder anatomy, hands-on arthroscopy experience, a casting workshop, and a visit to the world-renowned Wake Forest Pitching Lab. If you are interested in careers at the intersection of medicine and sport, this is the program for you!