Emporia State University Athletic Training Program

1. Emporia State UniversityAthletic Training Program Created By: Megan Seely PE 266—Tech. In HPER

2. What Will Athletic Trainingat ESU do for you? • Offers opportunities to grow and expand the knowledge you will need as you begin your career in the field of athletic training. • You will get to practice the skills you have been taught in a clinical setting. • Gain insight, knowledge, responsibility, and full understanding of the athletic trainer's role. • The ESU Athletic Training Program is fully accredited through Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

3. What Will the Programdo for you as a Student? • Encourage students to take responsibility for their learning • Engage in critical thinking, problem solving, and self-reflection. • Provide a positive learning environment with opportunities for students to master the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed in the athletic training profession.

4. Four Goals of the ESU Athletic Training Program • Provide all ATS a CAATE accredited entry level curriculum that educates students through didactic, laboratory and clinical experiences. • Prepare athletic training students with experiences that develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. • Promote personal and professional development of the athletic training student. • Prepare athletic training students who demonstrate professional and ethical conduct and behavior.

5. What to do to Get Into the Athletic Training Program • Must meet the admission requirements for Emporia State University to enter Phase I. • Be enrolled in the following courses during this phase: • a. PY 100 Introduction to Psychology • b. HL 150 Health for Human Wholeness • c. HL 155 First Aid and Personal Safety • d. GB 140/141 Principles of Biology • e. CH 123/124 Chemistry I • f. PE 271/272 Introduction to Athletic Training and Lab • Phase I Applications are due by August 1st of the first academic attendance year.

6. Details of Phase I ApplicationInto Athletic Training • 1. Complete and return a written application to the ATEP by August 1st and meet with the program director upon return of the application; • 2. Complete a minimum of 60 hours of supervised clinical observation. • 3. Minimum college/university cumulative GPA of 2.7 (B-) on a 4-point scale.

7. Pre-Professional Phase • Classroom instruction, clinical observation, and directed clinical experiences formulate the pre-requisites for admission to Phase II. • The primary purpose of the Phase I program is to help students gain insight, knowledge, responsibility, and understanding of the athletic trainer’s role. • During Phase I, students are provided the information and opportunity necessary to determine if they wish to continue with athletic training education.

8. Professional Phase(Phase II) • Requires three years of study. • Concepts and skills related to athletic training are presented in classroom, clinical, and field experiences. • Students who go through with the completion of the Professional Program are eligible to take the BOC (Board of Certification) examination.

9. Where do theAthletic Trainers Work? The Athletic Training Rooms that are the designated physical facilities where comprehensive health care is provided to student athletes. These are also used to develop their clinical skills in a structured laboratory environment. Each semester students are assigned to one of the two athletic training rooms staffed by a faculty member providing athletic training services.

10. What is the Curriculum Structure for the Athletic Training Program? http://www.emporia.edu/hper/resources/at/Documents/I2a_Curriculum%20Structure.pdf

11. What do You do as a Freshman in the Program? • You are assigned two eight week rotations within the two Athletic Training rooms at Emporia State University. • You are placed under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer (ACI). • Students must obtain a minimum of 60 clinical education hours.

12. What do You do as a Sophomore in the Athletic Training Program? • Students are assigned two clinical rotations, 1 per semester. Each of these rotations is 16 weeks in length. • Students must obtain a minimum of 150 clinical education hours per semester, which is about 10 hours/week. • The students are also always supervised by an ACI.

13. What do You do as a Junior in the Athletic Training Program? • Students are assigned two main clinical rotations on-campus, 1 per semester, which last 16 weeks.  • During the main clinical rotations students will be assigned to one of two off-campus clinical rotations, 1 per semester, which last approximately 4 weeks.  • Students must obtain a minimum of 225 clinical education hours per semester, which is about 15 hours/week. • The students are supervised by an ACI or CI.

14. What do the Senior Athletic Trainers do? • Students are assigned to an approved clinical instructor to work mainly with one sports team as the head athletic training student.  This rotation lasts the entire sports season • Additionally, students will be assigned to a short general medical rotation which will take them off campus to the local emergency room.  • Students must obtain a minimum of 225 clinical education hours per semester, which is about 15 hours/week. • The students are supervised by an ACI or CI

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