AMSSM Sports Medicine CAQ Study Guide (Second Edition)

The second edition of the AMSSM Sports Medicine CAQ Study Guide offers new test questions from recent In-Training Exams. An added feature in this new edition is a keyword index with question numbers and page numbers.

This comprehensive resource from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine provides two complete tests with answers, explanations, and up-to-date references. Each test features 200 questions that were initially used to evaluate recent graduates of primary care sports medicine fellowship programs. The tests can be used by physicians studying for the Certificate of Added Qualifications exam or fellows studying for their In-Training Examinations. The book is also a great tool for pre/post-residency test preparation and for review sessions during sports medicine rotations.

Unique features of the AMSSM Sports Medicine CAQ Study Guide include:
Actual questions used in the In-Training Exam, with answers, critiques, and the most current references for further review
Tests formatted and weighted to match the content of the sports medicine CAQ exam including:
o Role of the team physician
o Basic science o Health promotion and prevention
o Emergency assessment and care
o Diagnosis and management of sports injuries
o Procedures
o Musculoskeletal rehabilitation
Test questions written by leaders in the field of sports medicine education
Up-to-date questions and answers useful for CAQ and In-Training Exam preparation, as well as any sports medicine curriculum
New to this edition: an index to find questions based on topics from the ABFM CAQ blueprint


The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine is a multi-disciplinary organization of sports medicine physicians whose members are dedicated to education, research, advocacy, and the care of athletes of all ages. Founded in 1991, the AMSSM is now comprised of more than 2,000 sports medicine physicians whose goal is to provide a link between the rapidly expanding core of knowledge related to sports medicine and its application to patients in a clinical setting. For more about AMSSM, see amssm.org.

Stephen Paul, MD, CAQSM, is an associate professor at the University of Arizona. He is associate program director for the University of Arizona Sports Medicine Fellowship, coordinator for sports medicine at Campus Health Services, and assistant team physician for intercollegiate sports medicine at the University of Arizona. He is board-certified in family medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine. He has published in Athletic Training & Sports Health Care, Sports Health, The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult, Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, and Orthopedic Knowledge Update: Sports Medicine. He worked with the AMSSM to develop the first sports medicine In-Training Exam and is past chair of the AMSSM In-Training Exam subcommittee. He is a newly elected member of the AMSSM board of directors.

Irfan M. Asif, MD, is the vice chair of academics and research in the Department of Family Medicine in the Greenville Health System, University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville, and is certified in both family medicine and sports medicine. He has served as a team physician for all levels of athletics, including high school, collegiate, and professional sports programs. He is the associate editor for Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. He was selected for the first AMSSM International Traveling Fellowship program (2014) and recently completed a tour of the high-level and Olympic sports programs in Australia. He currently serves as the chair of the AMSSM Sports Medicine In-Training Exam subcommittee, which writes the ITE yearly to prepare sports medicine physicians to pass the Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine exam, and is a newly elected member of the AMSSM board of directors.