Mission
The Bison Sports Medicine team strives to deliver exemplary healthcare services to student-athletes. Using a multidisciplinary approach, we strive to treat each athlete holistically and comprehensively from injury prevention to injury rehabilitation and return to play. Through developing partnerships- both in the Washington Metropolitan Area and beyond- we aim to provide student-athletes with access to the best possible health care options available.
Objectives
- "Do no harm"
- Endeavor to treat patients holistically
- Build Partnerships on both the Howard University Campus and beyond
- Continually expand and improve the services provided
- Utilize Evidence-Based practices
- Promote the profession of Athletic Training - especially among minority communities
- Adhere to NATA, NCAA, and Conference Standards
- Comply with Federal and District of Columbia Healthcare Regulations
Howard Sports Performance Staff
Lynson Willis
Director of Sports Medicine
Office: 202-806-7141
Cell: 202-802-0441
E-mail: lynson.willis@howard.edu
Terry Thompson, MD
Team Orthopedic Surgeon
Office: Howard University Hospital
Oladunni Filani, MD
Team Physician
Office: Howard University Hospital
Sports Medicine Affiliates
Dr. Mike Merrick, DPT
Director of Rehabilitation
Sports Psychotherapist
Policies and Procedures
Pre Participation Exam Form
Emergency Hand Signals
Athletic Insurance Information
Student Athletic Training Aides (Interns)
Visitor Information
Emergency Action Plan
Concussion Protocol
Vivature Student Athletes Medical Database:
Please follow the instructions in the document below to register You can also print off the necessary
Pre-Participation Physical Examination forms to be completed and stamped by a Physician.
Should you not receive this e-mail message in a timely fashion, please contact the Athletic Trainer responsible for your sport.
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Student-athletes will also receive a message to their official Howard e-mail (@bison.howard.edu) address with instructions on how to upload insurance information to our web-based medical record keeping system - Vivature.
Student Health Center Information
Medical Arts Building
2130 Georgia Ave. NW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20059
Link to Website:
http://huhealthcare.com/healthcare/students
