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Schedule for the 2011 Medical Symposium

May 12, 2011– ETSU Culp Center

7-9pm – Sports Concussion Management: What are we Learning? – Dr. Michael Collins This talk is for coaches, parents and athletes and is FREE to all who attend!!

May 13, 2011– Millennium Centre

7:45-8:15am – Registration

8:15-8:30am – Welcome & Introduction – Meg Stone & Dr. R.J. Elbin

8:30-10am –  Sports Concussion  Management: What are we Learning? –  Dr. Collins

10:15-11:45am – Sickle Cell and the Athlete –  Dr. Parks

11:45-12:45pm – Lunch

12:45-2:15pm– Muscle Remodeling in Formerly Sedentary Subjects After Exercise Training –  Dr. Stuart

2:15-3:45pm – Resistance Training for the  Athlete with Type 1 Diabetes – Dr. Hornsby

4-4:45pm – A Practical Application for Strength & Conditioning in Children - Dr. Calendine

4:45-5:30pm – Children, Adolescents and Strength Training – Dr. Stone

Speakers

Dr. Micky Collins (Keynote Speaker) – Dr. Collins is a  nationally renowned  expert in the area of sports-related concussions, and is also a leading clinician and  researcher. In addition, he has been instrumental in the development of numerous concussion  management programs at the youth sports level  nationwide. Dr. Collins is the assistant director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.  He will be coming to ETSU to speak on the issues pertaining to  concussions. In the past Dr. Collins has worked with Tim Tebow, during his experience with concussions.

Dr. Eric Parks – Dr. Parks is a sports medicine physician at Watauga Orthopaedics. He specializes in the diagnosis and  treatment of new and overuse musculoskeletal injuries, chronic musculoskeletal disease, such as  arthritis, and the non-operative management of fractures.

Dr. Guy Honrsby – Dr. Guy Hornsby is an exercise physiologist from the West Virginia University School of Medicine where he serves as director of the WVU Human Performance Lab. He has served on the national board of directors of the American Diabetes Association and is currently the immediate past-chair of the board of directors of the Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association.

Dr. Charles Stuart - Charles Stuart is a professor of internal medicine at the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of  Medicine. His clinical consulting practice in Johnson City focuses on patients with challenging diabetes  management issues.

Dr. Chris Calendine – Dr. Chris Calendine is the Director of Pediatrics for Rural Health Services Consortium, Inc. and is also the Founder of ProStrength and Speed Youth Health Initiative, in Rogersville TN, and the Team Physician for Cherokee Comprehensive High School.

Dr. Michael Stone – Director of the Exercise and Sport Science Laboratory as well as program coordinator for the PhD program at ETSU. Published extensively on strength training for adolescents. Previous Head of Physiology for the USOC.

Where is it?

Visitors to www.etsu.edu/100years will find a wide range of information, including a calendar of concerts, plays, art exhibits and other events that relate to the centennial theme, “Partnerships, Promise, and Hope for a Hundred Years.”

On Oct. 2, 1911, ETSU opened its doors as East Tennessee State Normal School and welcomed 29 students to campus. Today, the university enrolls almost 15,000 students.

Visitors to the Web site can view a timeline that highlights ETSU historical events and accomplishments through the years. The site also offers a treasure trove of campus photos, a virtual tapestry of people, places and events in an historical arc from the black-and-white photographs of yesteryear to the digital color of today.

Other features include a page to view and purchase official centennial memorabilia, a collection of stories and photos about past events, and a listing of links to other sites of interest, including an ETSU centennial page on Facebook and a Twitter feed.

The Web site was designed by two ETSU employees, Michaele Laws and Tanner Clements, who are members of a centennial online committee that includes Janet Keener, Dr. Alan Holmes and Brad Lifford.

The university will officially begin the centennial celebration with a convocation ceremony on Friday, Oct. 1, at 10 a.m. in the ETSU/Mountain States Health Alliance Athletic Center. The public is invited to the convocation ceremony.

ETSU’s centennial is also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/etsu100years and will be followed on Twitter at twitter.com/etsu100years.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Fall 2010

PURPOSE (Goals and Objectives): This doctoral program is designed to produce leaders in sport science research and research-driven coach education. Specific objectives for the program are to:

• Produce transformational sport science research and coach education/research;
• Produce pioneering research applied to coaching;
• Provide a background of knowledge of sport physiology that translates into quality coaching;
• Advocate for using a scientific approach to address issues surrounding athletics performance;
• Emphasize that a coach’s primary responsibilities are for an athlete’s well-being and achievement—becoming the best that he or she can be;
• Reorganize perceptions to understand that research is a part of coaching; and
• Elevate the academic status of coaches in the educated community.

IMPACT: This proposed PhD program will be ground-breaking and distinctive in the US and will impact education and research for two professions: sport scientists and coaches. ETSU expects that this program will contribute to national interest and awareness of the need to academically educate sport scientists and coaches and to target athletic performance rather than participation. This single refocus is expected to lower the incident of sport injuries and increase levels of performance achievement for athletes, thereby supporting sport through research and education.

The doctoral program is integrated with the ETSU Center of Excellence for Sport Science and Coach Education (CESSCE). The students will have the opportunity to be involved in clinics for coaches, continuing education programs, and activities that permeate the sport community, from the elite athlete to the grade-school child who participates in school or recreational sports. Objectives of the CESSCE include improvement of athlete performance as well as how to better understand the role of sport and sport performance in the health and well being of the nation as a whole and the impact of disability, injury and disease on sport participation and performance. The specialized research possibilities could easily yield findings that would impact quality of life of athletes and the general public.

CURRICULUM: The proposed Ph.D. requires a minimum of 72 semester hours distributed as follows:

Concentrations(s) and Associated Electives: There are two concentrations for the proposed degree: Sport Physiology and Sport Performance.

• The Sport Physiology concentration has 15 required semester credit hours and a minimum of 9 credit hours of guided electives.
• The Sport Performance concentration has 15 required semester credit hours and a minimum of 9 credit hours of guided electives.

Sport physiology is concerned primarily with how underlying mechanisms can be manipulated by variations in training to produce specific performance enhancements. For example, testosterone (an anabolic hormone) and cortisol (a catabolic hormone) are known to impact physiological variables such as lean body mass and body composition, strength, explosiveness, and psychological variables such as arousal. A student may investigate the effects of manipulating training variables (e.g., volume of work and intensity of work) so that the T:C ratio is maximized at appropriate time, such as a conference or national championship.

Sport performance is concerned primarily with ways in which individuals and teams can enhance competitive performance that may include nutrition, technique analysis, sport psychology, strength and conditioning training, and long-term athlete monitoring. For example, a student in the Sport Performance concentration might investigate the acute and chronic effects of whole body vibration on the flexibility and competitive performance of elite gymnasts.

All Students are required to take these Core courses.

The following tables identify the required courses and potential guided electives for each concentration.

15 hours for Dissertation

The focus of a dissertation for the Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and Performance depends on the concentration: Sport Physiology or Sport Performance. Students in both concentrations use knowledge of physiology and research to better understand and enhance sport performance. However, students in the Sport Physiology concentration focus on translational research concerning how alterations in physiology impact sport performance, whereas the students in the Sport Performance concentration studies primarily how to maximally enhance performance using a research-based approach.

Admission Requirements

Applicants, including international students, seeking admission to the Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and Performance degree program must fulfill all the requirements for admission to the ETSU School of Graduate Studies and adhere to other school processes, procedures, and requirements as delineated in the catalog. Presented in the Table PS1 are the School of Graduate Studies admission requirements and the additional requirements for the Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and Performance program.

School of Graduate Studies Admission Requirements and Additional Requirements for the Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and Performance

Program Admission Requirements

Admission to the Ph.D. degree program in Sport Physiology and Performance is competitive and based on scholarship, letters of recommendation, and evidence of potential success. Students seeking admission to the program must meet the general admission requirements of the Graduate School. In addition, the following specific admissions criteria apply:

1. Vita or resume

2. Personal essay detailing career and educational goals and potential area of interest for the dissertation.

3. Official GRE scores taken within the past 5 years, except for those with a prior doctoral degree from an accredited institution within the United States. Preferred scores are above the 50% percentile for verbal and quantitative sections.

4. Four letters of recommendation from individuals who can address the applicant’s academic and professional achievements. At least two recommendations must be from former college instructors.

5. Master’s degree (thesis preferred) or bachelor’s degree (strong research component) in Biology, Exercise Science, or related discipline from an accredited university with an overall GPA of 3.4 for applicants with a master’s degree or 3.0 for applicants with a bachelor’s degree on a 4.0 scale. It is recommended that entering students have an undergraduate background in statistics, general chemistry, general biology, human anatomy and physiology. Students admitted with a B.S. or M.S. degree are expected to meet all doctoral requirements, including course prerequisites or equivalencies.* Thus, the program of study for a student entering with a B.S. degree will exceed the 72 credit hour minimum and extend the program of study.

6. A personal or phone interview with members of the admission committee. Factors to be considered in the interview include academic success, evidence of leadership skills, writing skills, computer skills, and oral communication skills.

*Course prerequisites or equivalencies needed for the Ph.D. in Sport Physiology and Performance are: PEXS 3610 Exercise Physiology I, PEXS 4620 Exercise Physiology II, PEXS 5655 Sports Nutrition and Ergogenic Aids, and PEXS 5670 Research Design and Analysis.

Once all pertinent application materials are complete, the School of Graduate Studies forwards the application package to the program. Applications are not evaluated until all materials have been received. The program admissions committee reviews the materials, interviews the student, and completes an overall evaluation of the applicant’s ability to complete advanced study. Recommendations regarding admissions to the program are made to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies who makes final decisions on admissions. The program can recommend conditional admission to promising applicants not meeting minimum requirements for GPA and prerequisites.

For students seeking a funded doctoral fellowship, completed applications should be submitted by February 15 for competitive review. The program decisions for financial support are usually made in March or April. Students not seeking funding need to apply by June 1 for admission for the fall semester. Applications can be made electronically via the Web at http://goldlink.etsu.edu.

Information concerning residency, retention and graduation requirements can be found through the Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Science or ETSU websites.

Cathy Sellers, Assoc. Director, High Performance -Paralympic Track and Field, USOC.
Eric Rouse, Health Initiatives Manager, Holston Medical Group.
Jerry Robertson, Director of Sports Medicine and Industrial Relations, Watauga Orthopaedics.
Jim Holmes, President, Carter County Bank.
Fred Warren, Head Golf Coach, ETSU
Louise Nuttle, Assistant Vice President Research and Sponsored Programs, ETSU.
Dr Charles Stuart, Quillin College of Medicine, ETSU
Ray Flynn, Flynn Sports Management
Brad Yewer, Flynn Sports Management
JT Kearney, High Performance Director,USOC.
Clive Brewer, Director of Sports Performance, England Rugby League.
Dragomir Cirosalan, International Relations, USOC.

We thank the members of the Advisory Board for their support of the Center and our next meeting of the Board will be 17th December 2009. This is immediately prior to the 2009 Coaches College, December 18th and 19th 2009.