Sports Medicine Physician Business Cards for Athletic Health and Injury Care

Sports medicine physicians are the specialists who keep athletes and active individuals healthy, injured athletes recovering, and performing athletes optimized — combining deep knowledge of musculoskeletal medicine, exercise physiology, nutrition science, and orthopedic concepts in a practice focused on the active body.

Two Paths in Sports Medicine

Primary Care Sports Medicine (PCSM)

Primary care physicians (family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, emergency medicine) can pursue a subspecialty fellowship in sports medicine:

• CAQSM (Certificate of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine) — the primary credential for PCSM doctors
• FAMSSM (Fellow, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine) — the most recognized credential
• AMSSM member (American Medical Society for Sports Medicine)
• Non-surgical: Focus on concussion management, overuse injuries, musculoskeletal ultrasound, biologics (PRP, stem cell), nutrition, exercise physiology

Orthopedic Surgery with Sports Medicine subspecialty

Orthopedic surgeons can complete sports medicine fellowships:

• Orthopedic surgeon (MD/DO) + sports medicine fellowship
• ABOSM (American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Subspecialty Certification in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine)
• AAOSM member (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Surgical: ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair, shoulder stabilization, rotator cuff, arthroscopy

What Sports Medicine Cards Must Include

Your Credentials

• MD or DO — medical degree
• FAMSSM — for PCSM; Fellow, AMSSM
• CAQSM — for PCSM; CAQ in Sports Medicine
• Board Certified in Family Medicine / Pediatrics / Emergency Medicine / Internal Medicine — the base certification for PCSM
• ABOSM — for orthopedic sports medicine surgeons
• FACS — for surgeons
• Team physician experience — by far the strongest practical credential: "Team physician: [high school / college / professional / Olympic team]"

Your Clinical Services

Non-surgical PCSM:

• Concussion evaluation and management (ImPACT testing)
• Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US) — diagnostic and guided injections
• Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections
• Corticosteroid injections
• Overuse injury management
• Return-to-play evaluation and clearance
• Pre-participation physical exams (sports physicals — high school and college)
• Exercise prescription
• Nutrition and performance optimization

Surgical orthopedic sports medicine:

• ACL reconstruction
• Meniscus repair/meniscectomy
• Shoulder stabilization (Bankart, Latarjet)
• Rotator cuff repair
• SLAP repair
• Cartilage restoration (microfracture, OATS, ACI)
• UCL reconstruction / Tommy John surgery (elbow)
• Achilles tendon repair
• Ankle stabilization

Your Team Affiliations

• "Team physician: [School / College / Minor League / NFL / NBA / MLS / Olympic]"
• "Sideline coverage available"
• "Pre-participation physical exams"

Design for Sports Medicine Physicians

Athletic, Medical Authority, Active

Sports medicine card design:

• Athletic and active aesthetic
• Medical authority
• Dynamic energy

Color palette:

• Team colors if team affiliation is prominent (e.g., school colors)
• Navy + red: athletic medicine
• Green + white: performance, active health

Back of Card

1. "MD | FAMSSM | CAQSM | Board Certified [Family Medicine] | [State]" OR "MD | FACS | ABOSM | AOS | [State]"
2. "Team physician: [School / Team] | [X] years of sideline coverage"
3. "Concussion | PRP | MSK ultrasound | ACL | Meniscus | Shoulder | Return-to-play"
4. "Sports physicals | Pre-season clearance | All ages and skill levels"
5. "[phone] | [email] | [website] | Accepting student-athletes and active adults"

Checklist

• [ ] MD/DO degree
• [ ] FAMSSM or CAQSM (PCSM) / ABOSM (orthopedic)
• [ ] Base board certification (family med, peds, EM)
• [ ] Team physician affiliations (high school, college, pro)
• [ ] Non-surgical services (concussion, PRP, MSK US, injections)
• [ ] Surgical services (if surgeon: ACL, meniscus, shoulder, Tommy John)
• [ ] Pre-participation physical exams
• [ ] Return-to-play clearance
• [ ] Athletic/active card design