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Skills that change the job

• Ultrasound-guided injections

  Scanning a tendon in clinic and injecting exactly where it hurts. Growing fast and often paid privately.

• Concussion care

  A huge and growing part of the field, from minor hockey to the pros.

• Exercise as medicine

  Prescribing activity for diabetes, heart disease and depression, not just treating athletes.

• Emergency medicine skills

  Sideline doctors handle collapsed athletes and broken necks. Extra emergency training is valued.