Dr Carly Day

Profile

I am the Head Team Physician for Purdue University Athletics. I hail from Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Miami University Summa Cum Laude with Honors. I completed medical school and a PM&R residency at the University of Virginia while being inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Society. I completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Utah and worked at the Cleveland Clinic for 7 years prior to assuming my current role at Purdue. I was a member of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group and am a team physician for the United States Soccer U-20 Women’s National Team.

In addition, I have worked in various settings including; Medical Director for Big Ten Softball Championships, Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship, Big Ten Women’s Tennis Championship, Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championship, Big Ten Diving Championships and NCAA Men’s Golf Regional Championships.

I was Covering Physician for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Tennis Tournament, Host Physician for the Horizon League Tennis Championships, and Primary Care Team Physician for Notre Dame College, Division II, Head Team Physician for Aurora High School and Assistant Team Physician for Orange High School and Covid 19 Health Officer for NCAA Men’s Basketball.

I covered FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Cali and Bogota in Columbia, Domestic Training Camp in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and Nike International Friendlies, France vs China at Lakewood Ranch, FL.

I completed a rotation at the United States Olympic and Paralympic Training Center providing coverage and on-call responsibilities for wheelchair basketball, boxing, para-cycling/triathlon, wrestling.

My extensive committee involvement within collegiate sports in the United States as well as within the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) has allowed me to make an impact on education, research, and patient care on a national and international level. In addition to being President of AMSSM for the 2025-2026 year, my service includes:

• AMSSM Program Planning Committee for 2024, 2025, and 2026 Annual Meeting
• NCAA Training and Performance Advisory Group, Member
• AMSSM CRN Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Research Summit, Methodology Group, Member
• Advanced Team Physician Course, Planning Committee, Member (Chair 2023)
• Big Ten Medical Standards Subcommittee, Member
• Big Ten Sports Medicine Subcommittee on Eligibility, Member (Chair 2022-2023)
• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Presidential Task Force on Future Training of Sports Medicine Physicians, Survey Working Group Member
• The Big Ten Cardiac Registry Steering Committee, Site PI and Clinical Core Sub-Group Member
• NCAA COVID-19 Medical Advisory Group, Member
• The Big Ten Equity Coalition, Member
• NCAA/AMSSM Advisory Group on Athlete Safety, Member
• AMSSM Patient Reported Outcomes Presidential Task Force, Member
• AMSSM Board of Directors, Member
• International and Inter-Organizational Relations Committee, Chair
• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (ABPMR) Oral Board Examiner
• AMSSM Strategic Marketing and Branding Presidential Task Force, Member
• AMSSM Annual Meeting Program Planning Committee, Instructional Course Lecture Co-Chair
• AMSSM PM&R Special Interest Group, Leader
• AMSSM Public Relations Subcommittee, Chair
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) MSK Council Workgroup for Online Case Reports, Member

Research interests

My research interests include mental health, sleep, and iron deficiency in college athletes as well as gender and racial diversity in sports medicine physicians. I am the current President of AMSSM and mother to two children ages 12 and 11.

Professional memberships

• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (President 2025/2026, 1st VP 2024/2025, 2nd VP 2023/2024, Member since 2010, Board of Directors 2018/2022
• American College of Sports Medicine (Member 2010-2020)
• Cleveland Clinic Women’s Professional Staff Association, (Member 2011-2018)
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Member 2007-present)
• Alpha Omega Alpha (Member 2006-present)