"As it is impacting so many of the fields of medicine, genomics will play a major part in the future of sports medicine. I think particularly so in injury prevention and training for the athletes of the future. DNA can already be analyzed to customize nutritional plans for Olympic and professional athletes, and others are utilizing genomics to customize training programs. This is research I'd love to help further during my career in practice."

Before your sports medicine fellowship interviews, consider the new techniques and technologies you were exposed to during residency training and discuss your excitement for what the future will bring. Since it's becoming more prevalent in every field, make sure you know how telemedicine is impacting sports medicine as a whole around the world. You can find a lot of great reading materials on the subject before your interviews, so come prepared to talk about a few of the new developments you feel will impact the future of sports medicine.

"I see technology continuing to change the way sports medicine is practiced in the future. Wearable monitors will continue to advance to the point where they're used during games to monitor when a player is fatigued and should be substituted. The research into CTE and other life-altering injuries will continue to push the safety aspect of contact sports, and our field will play a huge role in future research and development of new products."