AHS 5025 - Athletic Training Clinical I

4 cr

This course enables the student to work one-on-one with a preceptor in order to: 1) demonstrate proficiency in previously learned athletic training skills through simulated scenarios and 2) apply clinical athletic training skills to a real patient population. Focused proficiencies in this clinical course include: emergency medical care, protective equipment management, and taping/wrapping/bracing/padding techniques. When demonstrating a clinical proficiency, the student must analyze a problem, consider the facts at hand, and make decisions about the appropriate course of action. During clinical assignments students are expected to practice in an ethical manner and make clinical decisions based on best practice standards. In addition, this course will include a review of the literature and discussion of current evidence based practice for the focused proficiencies assigned.
Prerequisite: Students must be matriculated into the MAT program.
Fee $50
Pass/No Pass only.
Fall