MedFest (history and physical exam)

MedFest was created to offer the physical exam that all athletes need prior to participating in Special Olympics sports programming. It is sometimes the first exposure these athletes have to medical care.

In many cases, life-threatening conditions have been found and subsequently treated thanks to MedFest. Led by volunteer physicians, nurses, physician assistants, and medical students, the MedFest screening consists of the following stations: medical history, height and weight, blood pressure, cardiology test, musculoskeletal test, orthopedic tests, abdominal evaluation, and a check out station.

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• Fact Sheets (PDF): Global • United States
• How to Volunteer with Healthy Athletes (webpage)
• Clinical Director Role (webpage)
• Online Clinical Director Training Factsheet (PDF)
• Health Professional Training: Special Olympics has developed training for healthcare providers on working with people with intellectual disabilities. These free e-learning courses are available online. This interactive learning experience arms healthcare providers with the knowledge and understanding of how to be more inclusive as it relates to health programming and services.
• Clinical Director Recruitment Questions (DOCX)

• Manual (PDF)

Medfest Training for Clinical Directors and Volunteers: An 18-minute video is an overview of the Healthy Athletes MedFest examination process. It was made as a training resource for MedFest volunteers and clinical directors.

• YouTube: English • Arabic • Chinese • French • Russian • Spanish
• Download: English (1.2 GB) • Arabic (2GB) • Chinese (2GB) • French (2GB) • Russian (2GB) • Spanish (2GB)

Promotional 90 second video shows how MedFest provides essential sports physical exams to our athletes in a welcoming and professional way.

• YouTube: English • Arabic • Chinese • French • Russian • Spanish
• Download: English (86MB) • Arabic (160MB) • Chinese (160MB) • French (160MB) • Russian (160MB) • Spanish (160MB)

• Athlete Registration Forms (webpage)
• Insurance and Hold Harmless Agreement (PDF)

• MedFest Equipment and Volunteer Calculator (XLS)
• Master Equipment List (PDF): A list of supplies that can be requested from Special Olympics for your Healthy Athletes event.

• Minute Clinic Special Olympics National Sports Physical Voucher (PDF):
• Voucher Expires 08-29-2023 (PDF)
• Voucher Expires 07-31-2024 (PDF)
• Minute Clinic Special Olympics (National) Women's Health Services Discount Voucher (PDF)

• MedFest Medication Watch List (DOCX)
• Volunteer Training Presentation Template (PPT • PDF): This slidedeck may be used to train your clinical volunteers before a MedFest event.

• Discipline Specific Branding Materials
• Health Branding and Graphics

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