Sports Medicine

Welcome Pirates!

All student-athletes need a pre-participation physical each year.

The PPE MUST be on our form and MUST include the PPE history form, which is part of our electronic medical records system. Returners click HERE for directions. New student-athletes click HERE for directions.

This website is intended to inform you of our policies and outline the steps we need you to take so we can provide you with the best care. These steps must be completed before you will be cleared to practice/play with your intercollegiate team. It includes a Pre-Participation Physical Exam that must be conducted by a licensed medical or osteopathic physician and is only valid with the physician’s signature, initials, office/clinic stamp, and date.

Included you will find very important information regarding the PC Intercollegiate Athletic Accident Policy. It is intended to clarify PC’s insurance policy for injuries sustained while a Student-Athlete is participating at Porterville College.

For ease and continuity of care, we ask that each student-athlete establish a primary care physician (PCP) in the Porterville area. Please check your insurance’s website or call the number on the backside of your insurance card to find a participating provider in Tulare County.

Additionally, if you are a Kaiser Permanente Customer, please contact your insurance company to establish either a Southern or Northern California Member Number/Card, if you don’t have one already, to facilitate care if and when needed while at Porterville College. Our closest Kaiser Permanente Providers are located about 47 miles south in Bakersfield or 81 miles north in Fresno.

If your insurance is through MediCal/MedicAid, please contact your eligibility clerk to change your manage care to Tulare County and to find a participating provider in the Porterville area.

Should you not have any insurance at all, please visit www.benefitscal.com to check if you qualify for MediCal (FREE to individuals 21 years old and younger).

Vision Statement

The Porterville College sports medicine staff strives to provide injury prevention, management, evaluation, and rehabilitation services to all student-athletes. The PC athletics department is committed to professional care that reflects the mission and vision of the institution.

Mission Statement

The mission of the sports medicine staff is to provide all Porterville College and visiting student-athletes with high quality health care in a professional, efficient, compassionate, and service-oriented manner. In consistency with PC’s athletics mission statement our main goal is to provide a diversified program of prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries that will assure a positive recovery experience, an improved quality of life, a safe return to full athletic participation, and continued athletic success.

Our philosophy is that the student athlete will always be the most important member of the sports medicine team. It is our goal to create a safe and welcoming environment in the Athletic Training Clinic, and we will continue to strive for excellence by enhancing our skills and knowledge through extensive, evidence based continuing education. We will comply with the recommendations and guidelines as established by the CCCATA and the National Athletic Trainers' Association.