As the number of university departments where sports and/or health science are studied has been becoming increased, certified sports physicians are more demanded in their curriculums. They not only engage in conventional education of sports medicine but also are appointed to faculties who give the lectures necessary for the qualifications of the health fitness programmer or the athletic trainer approved by Japan Health Promotion and Fitness Foundation or Japan Sports Association, respectively. Given the nature of sports medicine, however, sports physicians are endorsed by their practical skill, such as judgment of eligibility for participating in competitive sports and prevention/treatment of sports injuries. From this point of view, we established Hosei University Sports Clinic in 2011 to organize practice of sports medicine and to take the advantage of the clinical expertise of sports physicians into the education. A total of 61 students have visited the clinic for nearly 2 years and the 2 major reasons to come were seeking medical evaluation of sports injuries and medical advice on cardiovascular abnormalities in terms of the eligibility. Sports physicians, beyond their educational responsibility, can expertly partake in clinical practice to benefit students in a university of physical education and health science even without an affiliated medical school or hospital
