Sports Medicine

Welcome to the Rutgers-Camden Sports Medicine home page.  Here you will find helpful information about athletic training services and important documents athletes need for sports participation.

Sports Medicine Department

The Rutgers Sports Medicine Department fields a team of highly skilled medical professionals aimed at providing optimal health care for its student athletes and staff.  The sports medicine team consists of a team orthopaedic, physician, nurse practitioner, athletic trainer, physical therapist, strength and conditioning specialist, and other sports medicine consultants.  Please direct all your sports medicine related questions to Matt Bigas, head athletic trainer. His office can be reached at 225-6201.

Sports Physicals
All athletes are required to have a physical performed by Student Health Services before you are allowed to participate in athletics. Physicals are only to be performed by Student Health Services. Outside physicians will not be accepted. To schedule an appointment, you must call Student Health Services at 225-6005.

Required Forms:
1. All students must complete the "Preparticipation Sports Evaluation Form" and "Health History Questionnaire." The links for these forms can be found below. Print these forms, complete them, then bring them to your physical appointment. Student Health will collect these forms from you and file them.

2. At the conclusion of your physical, you will receive a clearance slip. This slip is to be given to the athletic trainer (located at 505 Cooper Street) before the first practice. If no clearance slip is on file, you cannot practice.

3. All students must complete the "Intercollegiate Athletics Disclaimer," "Medical Insurance Policy Disclaimer" and ""Student Athlete Demographic and Insurance Info." The link to these forms can be found below. These forms are to be given to the athletic trainer before the first practice. If no forms are on file, you cannot practice.

All athletes must complete these forms for your preseason physical:
Preparticipation Sports Evaluation Form
Health History Questionnaire

All athletes must completely fill out and sign these forms by the first day of practice:
Intercollegiate Athletics Disclaimer
Medical Insurance Policy Disclaimer
Student Athlete Demographic and Insurance Info