Mission Statement

Florida Atlantic University Sports Medicine Department is dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare and health education to the student-athlete. Our multi-disciplinary networks of healthcare professionals all play an interactive role in establishing an effective system of care through the prevention, evaluation, management, rehabilitation, and reconditioning of athletic injuries.

Medical Services

Florida Atlantic University has access to world class healthcare both at the Cleveland Clinic Florida, and local specialists who provide the total care package for all student - athlete medical needs. The sports medicine staff provides both therapeutic modalities and rehabilitation of athletic injuries in the FAU Oxley athletic center and FAU arena athletic training room. Student - athletes receive a full pre-participation screening including electrocardiogram when they arrive on campus their first year. After that they are required to update there medical history on an annual basis to determine best how to serve there medical needs.

FAU Sports Medicine Network

Policies and Procedures

Florida Atlantic University has included policies and procedures on the web-site for your convenience such as insurance procedures and pre-participation physical procedures. Please review these with your family prior to each year. You may have questions in regards to certain issues that can be answered by reviewing those documents.

Summer Letter

During the summer each student / athlete will receive a packet at home containing important physical forms and insurance forms to be filled out and turned in to the sports medicine department prior to the start of each year. This process will make your transition much easier when you report to campus. Please notify a sports medicine staff member if you have not received such letter (self addressed return envelope) by the end of the July.

Welcome to Florida Atlantic University Athletics!

John Burnside MS, ATC, LAT
Head Athletic Trainer
Florida Atlantic University