52 | Dr. Mark Fulcher on FIFA, starting businesses & sports medicine

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Dr. Mark Fulcher is a Fellow of the ACSEP and a practising Sport and Exercise Physician at Axis Sports Medicine Specialists based in Auckland, New Zealand. Since graduating from medical school in 2001 Mark has worked extensively in sports medicine and is especially interested in injury prevention and the treatment of concussion.

Mark is the Medical Director at New Zealand Football and is a member of the FIFA Medical Committee. He has travelled with New Zealand teams to three Summer Olympic Games. He is involved with tennis and is the lead Tournament Physician at the ASB Classic WTA Tournaments. Mark was formerly the Medical Director of the ITU World Championship Triathlon event based in Auckland and has been the Medical Director at Netball NZ including being the team doctor for the Silver Ferns.

Mark continues to be involved with Sports Medicine education contributing regularly as a guest speaker/lecturer at universities and sports medicine meetings. He is currently the Editor of the FIFA Football Medicine Diploma and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland. Mark has a passion for football. His claim to fame is that he is the shortest goalkeeper to ever participate in a FIFA Tournament.
In this episode, we discuss his journey into sports medicine, his work with FIFA, his passion for concussion rehabilitation, the challenges of sports medicine, the salaries one might expect, and considerations when starting a clinical practice.
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As always, if you have any feedback or queries, or if you would like to get in touch with the speaker, feel free to get in touch at [e-mail].

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Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/33DJFs9
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章节

1. Mark Fulcher (00:00:00)

2. Routine in sports medicine (00:05:43)

3. Sports medicine vs Rehabilitation medicine (00:10:27)

4. Subspecialties in sports medicine (00:16:34)

5. Further examinations in high performance sports (00:18:40)

6. FIFA (00:21:46)

7. Challenges of sports medicine (00:28:32)

8. Training scheme for sports medicine (00:31:57)

9. Salaries (00:38:05)

10. Starting a clinical practice/business (00:40:57)