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students will receive clinical experiences at the collegiate
level, local high schools, sports medicine clinics, and possibly
with professional teams and organizations. Additionally, other
special events in the community may be covered such as marathons,
and special olympic events.
Clinical
hours gained during clinical rotations count towards the total
number of hours necessary to be eligible for graduation. In
all clinical rotations, students will be supervised by NATA-BOC
certified and Florida licensed athletic trainers.
Generally, each student's clinical rotations will begin with
large team sports where they will begin to become proficient
at the skills necessary to become an athletic trainer. The
student that progresses through the clinical rotations will
be placed with an upper class athletic training student to
aid in the mentoring process. An approved Clinical Instructor
will supervise each student while they apply their skills
and clinical knowledge in real life situations.
Additionally,
on the clinical component, students should keep in mind that
the majority of the clinical hours would be accumulated in
team coverage that occurs between the hours of noon and 7:00
PM Monday through Friday. Events do happen on the weekend
so these clinical rotations may include Saturday and Sunday
events as well. Clinicals may also include travel.
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