COM Outlook Winter 2019

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | 23 It takes skill, endurance, and opportunity to win. Nova Southeastern Uni- versity’s Sports Medicine Clinic has made itself a progressive partner in the quest for success in the athletic and therapeutic arenas. Physicians who practice sports medicine offer specialized training in the treatment and prevention of illness and injury—providing comprehensive medical care for athletes, sports teams, or active individuals working to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Since its start as a subspecialty 15 years ago, the Sports Medicine Clinic at NSU’s Don Taft University Center has provided all patients—NSU athletes and others—innovative care. With guidance from NSU’s Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, the latest evolution of the sports medicine team is in the hands of Alessandra Posey, D.O., chair of the Department of Sports Medicine and assistant professor of osteopathic principles and practice. Her inspiration for the sports medicine program stems from her passion for preventing, treating, and managing sports-related injuries and conditions. Roody Joseph, PT, D.P.T., OCS, joined the clinic in January 2016 when the department was being revamped. “Established physicians, a physical therapist, and a psychologist had left or were in the process of leaving the university. I had no idea at the time that I was, unexpectedly, the first official hire for the sports medicine team as it is currently constructed. In the summer of 2016, the vacant Sports Medicine Clinic’s Multidisciplinary Approach Speeds Recovery BY DEBRA R. GIBBS, B.A. From Trauma to Triumph continued on page 25