Page 11 CDU Newsletter
June 2024
Photo by courtesy Mohit Bandla and Raimel Brooks
CDU Students to Join NFL 2024 Class of “ Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative ”
The National Football League , CDU has been assigned to the standard of player wellness ,” along with the NFL Physicians Dallas Cowboys and Raimel said Mohit Bandla , also a Society and Professional Brooks from CDU will complete student in the CDU / UCLA MD Football Athletic Trainers rotations with the Los Angeles program . “ I hope to engage with Society , announced the roster Rams . The rotations provide as many members of the team as of medical students who will students with the opportunity possible and incorporate their participate in the third year to learn from and work directly experiences and practices into of the NFL Diversity in Sports with club medical staff as they my own patient interactions , Medicine Pipeline Initiative . deliver care to players across both athletes and non-athletes , The league-wide program aims the league . Student clinical in the future .” to increase and diversify the rotations will begin as training
During their one-month pipeline of students interested camps open for the NFL season . rotations , students will observe in pursuing careers in sports
“ I am so excited to be a part of and participate in the care of NFL medicine and , over time , help this amazing program ,” shared players , working directly with diversify NFL club medical
Raimel Brooks , a student in and under the supervision of staffs . the CDU / UCLA MD program . the orthopedic team physicians , Students from 21 medical “ To learn from the field ’ s best primary care team physicians , schools , including two students and brightest is an incredible athletic trainers , dietitians , from CDU have been matched opportunity !” mental health clinicians , with NFL clubs across the league strength and conditioning
“ I am super excited to work with for one-month clinical rotations coaches , equipment managers , a sports medicine team at an focused on primary care sports and others to gain medical elite level and learn how various medicine and / or orthopedic knowledge and exposure to members work synergistically surgery . Mohit Bandla from patient care in sports medicine . to ensure the highest possible