Athletic Training - MS

Mission

The mission of the Athletic Training Program is to empower students to become disciplined, self-reliant, responsible leaders in their careers and communities by providing superior hands-on, student-centered learning experiences and professional education in athletic training.

Goals

The goals of the Athletic Training Program are to graduate students:

• Who integrate knowledge and skills into safe competent clinical practice
• Who Communicate effectively
• With Clinical Reasoning skills
• Who incorporate Evidence-based Practice
• With Professional Leadership skills

1. Integrate knowledge and skills: Within the five (5) practice domains, perform tasks critical for the safe and competent practice as an entry-level Athletic Trainer.
   • Risk Reduction, Wellness and Health Literacy
   • Assessment, Evaluation, and Diagnosis
   • Critical Incident Management
   • Therapeutic Intervention
   • Healthcare Administration and Professional Responsibility
2. Communicate Effectively: Incorporate appropriate and effective written and oral communication when interacting with athletes/patients, family members, coaches, administrators, other healthcare professionals, consumers, payors, policymakers, and/or employers.
3. Clinical Reasoning: Assimilate information to form a diagnosis and plan of care, with ongoing assessment to adjust care, while reflecting and learning from the process
4. Evidence-based Practice: Integrate the best available research evidence with clinical expertise, patient values, and circumstances to make decisions about the care of individual athletes/patients
5. Professional Leadership: Establish effective interactions and collaborations with athletic trainers, physicians, and other health care professionals in a manner that optimizes the quality of individual athlete/patient care and appropriately promotes the profession of athletic training

Required Prerequisite Courses

The equivalent to one undergraduate 3.0 unit course is require for each of the courses listed below.

• Biology 
• Anatomy
• Physiology
• Chemistry  
• Physics
• Kinesiology or Biomechanics
• Exercise Physiology
• Psychology

Preferred Prerequisite Courses

The following course will strengthen a candidate's application, but are not required for admission.

• Athletic Training
• Health
• Wellness 
• Nutrition
• Statistics 
• Research methods 
• Medical terminology