MISSION STATEMENT
The California State University San Marcos Sports Medicine team is committed to providing the highest quality medical care for intercollegiate student-athletes. We are committed to enhancing the healthcare and wellness of all intercollegiate student-athletes through the application of research-based prevention strategies, evaluation, and rehabilitation techniques for athletic injuries and illnesses.

DJO Sports Medicine Rooms Policies and Procedures

CSUSM Intercollegiate Athletic Accident Insurance Policy

Emergency Protocol for Injured Athletes

Letter to Visiting Teams

Athletic Training Internships 

Brian Smith in action 

Medical Forms
Returning athletes, new students, and tryout participants each must fill out different forms.  All athletes (returning, new, and tryouts) must have a doctor complete and stamp the Pre-Participatory Physical Screening form.  Please visit the following link and select the appropriate form packet.

Joy of Paperwork Forms Page

Information on Prevention and Treatment of H1N1 Flu
For information on the prevention and treatment of the H1N1 Flu, please visit the CDC Website and the CSUSM Campus Alert Page.

Information on Prevention and Treatment of CA-MRSA
For information on the prevention and treatment of CA-MRSA, please visit the CDC's Frequently Asked Questions page.

Sports Psychology Service
Sport consultation is available to all CSUSM student-athletes. Walk-in consultations will be available weekly at the Clarke Field House/University Student Union. Student athletes can sign up for these walk-in hours as well as alternative individual consultation times by contacting Erin Kelly Rounseville at: 760.650.4913.

Check out the Sports Psychology Flyer for more information.

Fall '09 Walk-In Hours at the Clarke are as follows:

Wednesdays, Noon - 1 PM

Thursdays, Noon - 1 PM

Sports Medicine Staff 

Dr. Nicholson Karen Nicholson, MD, MPH
Director of Sports Medicine, Student Health and Counseling Services
Dr. Loren Gregory Loren, MD
Team Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Bates Steven Bates, MD, MPH
Team Physician
Dr. Cottrell Ron Cottrell, DC
Team Chiropractor
Arnold Cuenca Arnold Cuenca, DO
Team Physician
Erin Rounseville, MA
Sports Counselor


If you have questions regarding the DJO Sports Medicine Room, Brian can be reached at  (760) 750-7111 , or via email at bsmith@csusm.edu.

Thank you to our DJO Sports Medcicine Room and athletic training program sponsors:

Athletes Edge  DJO Sports Medicine  Cart Mart, Inc.

Brian Smith

Brian Smith - Head Athletic Trainer
Brian has been the Head Athletic Trainer at CSUSM since October 2007. He received his Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Physiology from California State University, Chico in 2001, and from there went on to receive his Master of Science in Kinesiology with emphasis in athletic training from Indiana University in Bloomington in 2002. While at Indiana University, Brian was the graduate assistant athletic trainer with football and women’s rowing. Following graduate school, Brian worked as a one-year fellowship athletic trainer for the United States Olympic Committee both in Chula Vista, CA and Lake Placid, NY. He went on to become the Head Athletic Trainer at Rancho Buena Vista High School in Vista, CA for four years before taking the position here at CSUSM. 

Brian has been a national certified athletic trainer through the NATA since August 2001, and is certified as an instructor in CPR and First Aid through the American Red Cross. He is a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and is heavily involved in Far West Athletic Trainers’ Association (FWATA) and California Athletic Trainers’ Association (CATA) where he sits on managing board as the CATA Region 6 Director.
Brian resides in Temecula with his wife Kathy.