Get Involved with Sports Medicine

The Department of Sports Medicine at Cal provides volunteer opportunities for select Cal undergraduate students. These opportunities provide hands-on experience working with certified athletic trainers, physical therapists and team physicians in the evaluation, treatment and care of athletic injuries in the training rooms of Memorial Stadium or Haas Pavilion.

Certified athletic trainers, who evaluate, treat and rehabilitate the injured athlete, will be your supervisors. They work with an exceptional core of team physicians, with specialists ranging from primary care to orthopaedic, podiatry, and physiatry, as well as physical therapists and chiropractors.

Cal has a broad-based intercollegiate program, sponsoring teams in 27 sports. Our volunteer positions, called student-interns, are vital to our success in providing care to intercollegiate athletes. Student-interns not only help in the daily activities of the training room, but also work the sidelines of most events and travel with such sports as football, field hockey, soccer, track and field, softball, and other sports. You will get experience in monitoring rehabilitation programs, evaluating injuries, using various physical therapy modalities in the treatment of injuries, and working with team physicians as they evaluate injuries, both on the field and in the clinic; as well as helping the training staff to maintain its facilities and record-keeping.

Applications are available in any of the intercollegiate weight rooms or training rooms. The selection process is ongoing. For more information call (510) 642-HURT (4878).