The School of Medicine and its department of orthopaedics and rehabilitation will hold an open house and tour of the new facilities for the Yale Sports Medicine Center.
The center has relocated its medical program and academic offices to the sixth floor of One Long Wharf in New Haven.
The public is invited to open houses and tours of the new facility on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 19 and 20, from 5 to 7 p.m. Visitors can see the clinic's expanded facilities, which include specialized athletic splint, brace, orthotic and casting rooms; an adjoining sports rehabilitation center; on-site X-ray machines; and educational resources, such as the sports medicine library and bioskills laboratory.
"The new sports medicine center allows us to provide state-of- the-art specialized medical care for all athletes at one location. We will also be a resource and training center for doctors, medical students, coaches, trainers and allied health personnel. Our facility is a center of excellence in sports medicine regionally and nationally" says Dr. Peter Jokl, chief of sports medicine at both at the medical school and Yale-New Haven Hospital. Most recently, Dr. Jokl served as medical commissioner for the 1995 Special Olympics World Games.
Four full-time physicians at the Yale Sports Medicine Center provide a full range of treatment for men and women who suffer from musculoskeletal injuries, both athletes and non-athletes alike. In addition, trainer O. William Dayton serves a vital role in the program.
"We are especially fortunate to be located adjacent to the physical therapy services of Gaylord Hospital," Dr. Jokl adds. "Since rehabilitation is often a key to recovery in orthpaedics injuries, it is great to have an outstanding physical therapy program so available."
In addition to treating patients and examining high school athletes, the Yale sports medicine doctors will continue to train new physicians, pursue innovative types of research and provide medical care at athletic events at Yale and area schools. "Our program will be as vigorous as ever," Dr. Jokl says. "Only the location has changed."