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Athletic
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Certified
Athletic Trainers (ATC) are highly educated and skilled professionals
specializing in athletic health care. In cooperation with physicians
and other allied health personnel, the ATC functions as an integral
members of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges
and universities, sports medicine clinics, professional sports programs
and other health care settings (National Athletic Trainers’
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| General
Description - Athletic Training
Education Program |
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The
Bachelor of Science Degree within the Department
of Exercise and Sport Sciences and the
School
of Education consists of a Major field
of study of 42-45 credits. This portion of the curriculum
would largely encompass professional education courses
similar to any bachelor professional program. The overall
objectives of the athletic training education program
are to teach the students in the following domains:
- Prevention
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Recognition, Evaluation, and Assessment
- Immediate Care
- Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reconditioning
- Organization and Administration
- Professional Development and Responsibility
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| Mission
Statement- Athletic Training
- To
develop competent athletic training students that qualify
to sit for the National Athletic Trainers’ Association -
Board of Certification (NATA-BOC) exam.
- To
teach ethical reasoning abilities and interpersonal skills
to athletic training students that will work with the physically
active population.
- To
teach the basic knowledge required to be successful in the
field of athletic training through didactic and clinical
course work.
- To
encourage athletic training students to assume a leadership
role in their professional careers.
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the ACC
Website for ACC Sport Medicine resources.
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