The Surgery and Sports Medicine Club (SSM) strives to promote the healing arts by providing educational and clinical experience pertaining to the field of surgery and sports medicine.  The goal of the Surgery and Sports Medicine Club is to introduce Year 1 and 2 students to the various aspects and disciplines of surgery and sports medicine.  Yearly functions serve to prepare students for their third and fourth year rotations.  SSM Members also belong to the Student Osteopathic Surgery Association and the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine.  Members have the opportunity to join the Student American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopedics at an additional fee.

Services Provided:

The Surgery and Sports Medicine Club has several annual community service projects that aim to benefit the surrounding community. We also provide medical coverage for athletic events that occur in the Athens area.

Tentative Schedule for 2012-13:

The club offers multiple lunch and dinner lectures given by physicians in the field of surgery, orthopedics, and sports medicine. These discussions will give insight into the physicians' lifestyles, advice on getting into competitive residencies, and information on the cutting edge technologies used in practice today.

Many hands-on activities will take place through the club including such things as  knot typing/suture clinic, staple clinic, endoscopic/laparoscopic equipment training,  physical exam/joint labs, and more.

Annually members of the surgery and sports medicine club help provide medical support for the Athens Marathon and other Athens, Ohio, sporting events.

Funding for these events will be through membership dues and fundraisers.

DUES: $65.00 paid once includes all four years. Of this fee, $20 pays for a four-year Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA) membership and each member receives free membership to the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, a suture kit and tying board. Members also have the option of an American Osteopathic Academy or Orthopedics (AOAO) membership for an additional $40.