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

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

• Injury and Illness Prevention and Wellness Promotion
• Examination, Assessment and Diagnosis
• Immediate and Emergency Care
• Therapeutic Intervention
• Healthcare Administration and Professional Responsibility

   
Communicate Effectively: Incorporate appropriate and effective written and oral communication when interacting with athletes/patients, family members, coaches, administrators, other healthcare professionals, consumers, payors, policy makers and/or employers.

Clinical Reasoning: Assimilate information to form a diagnosis and plan of care, with on-going assessment to adjust care, while reflecting and learning from the process.
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.

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

Please visit the ATCAS website for more information and to apply.