Burton Chosen as Olympic Team Physician
Dr. Monique Burton has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) to be the team physician for the USA Track & Field (USATF) team at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Dr. Monique Burton
As the team’s physician she will provide medical care, including treatment for injuries and illnesses, for athletes in both men’s and women’s track and field events. When the track and field team is not active, her duties include caring for Olympic athletes on any U.S. team.
Burton was requested by the team. She served as a volunteer physician at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in the summer of 2006. She was the head team physician for the USA Track & Field team at the Pan American Junior Championships in Windsor, Canada in 2005 and at the International Association of Athletics Federation World Junior Championships in Beijing in 2006. In 2007, she was chosen as a USOC team physician for the USA Swimming and Diving teams at the World University Games in Bangkok.
Burton will leave for Beijing on July 28 and will return approximately one month later at the conclusion of the games. She will also attend the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., at the end of June.