Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Announces Sports Medicine Program

Baltimore, MD, February 10, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is proud to announce the inception of a Sports Medicine Education Program that will begin in the 2016/2017 school year.

Mr. Josh Lamont, MS, ATC/L, CSCS, Athletic Trainer at Mount Carmel, will serve as the program’s coordinator. Mr. Lamont explains, “The Sports Medicine Education Program offers Our Lady of Mount Carmel students the opportunity to discover and learn the science behind various medical and health-related fields, thereby opening doors to careers in medicine. Positions in the health professions continue to explode, and our students have expressed great interest in working in these fields. This program will offer the most recent evidence-based curriculum along with hands-on opportunities and presentations from professionals in a variety of medical settings.”

"The Sports Medicine Education Program offers Our Lady of Mount Carmel students the opportunity to discover and learn the science behind various medical and health-related fields, thereby opening doors to careers in medicine. Positions in the health professions continue to explode, and our students have expressed great interest in working in these fields. This program will offer the most recent evidence-based curriculum along with hands-on opportunities and presentations from professionals in a variety of medical settings."

Josh Lamont, Athletic Trainer

The Sports Medicine Education Program will launch at the beginning of the 2016/2017 school year. Interested high school students will be accepted to the program, and will complete a variety of general and core classes relating to the science of the human body, along with a 30-week practicum in athletic training and conditioning.

Mr. Mike Naunton, Director of Athletics, said, “At Our Lady of Mount Carmel, we strive to provide students with a variety of ways to prepare for college and to find their niche in the school community. With our rigorous academic curriculum and our relationship with Johns Hopkins Sports Medicine, students in the program will be ready to enter the ever-expanding field of medicine.”

“We work very hard to provide every opportunity to our students. The Sports Medicine Education Program is a great example of that. Our students have expressed an interest, and we responded with this program,” said Chris Ashby, Upper School Principal.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is a Catholic, co-educational school that develops Pre-K through high school students into life-long learners who behave ethically, value the dignity of others, and work for social justice.