APPROVED CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP

1. APPROVED CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP Introduction to Clinical Education

2. PURPOSE • Standardize clinical learning • Maximize clinical learning • Standardize clinical evaluation • consistency • equity • fairness

3. CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR EDUCATOR (CIE) • ATC or Physician • Attends CIE Seminar • Minimum 3 years of work experience • Assists in developing, implementing, and evaluating a clinical education program

4. APPROVED CLINCIAL INSTRUCTOR (ACI) • ATC • Minimum 1 year of work experience • Completed ACI training • Provides formal instruction and evaluation of clinical proficiencies • Provides direct supervision of students

5. CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR (CI) • ATC or other healthcare professional • Minimum 1 year of work experience • Teaches, evaluates, and supervises students in field experiences • NO formal evaluation of clinical proficiencies

6. ATHLETIC TRAINING STUDENT (ATS) • Student enrolled in a CAAHEP accredited entry-level Athletic Training Education Program

7. CLINICAL EDUCATION • Students’ formal acquisition, practice, and evaluation of clinical proficiencies • Concurrent clinical education • minimum period of 2 academic years • associated with academic credit • requires a syllabus

8. CLINICAL EDUCATION cont. • Direct supervision from an ACI • classroom • laboratory • clinical education experiences • Supervision from a CI • field experiences

9. CLINICAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE • Integration of the following skills: • psychomotor skills • cognitive skills • affective skills • clinical proficiency skills • Occurs under the direct supervision of an ACI

10. DIRECT SUPERVISION • Formal instruction and evaluation of clinical proficiencies by an ACI • Constant visual and auditory interaction between the ACI and ATS • ACI is physically present

11. FIELD EXPERIENCE • Informal learning • Practice clinical proficiencies under the supervision of an ACI or a CI • Exposure requirements • upper extremity • lower extremity • equipment intensive • general medical

12. SUPERVISION • An ACI or a CI plans, advises, and evaluates the ATS in field experiences • Daily personal or verbal contact between the ACI/CI and ATS

13. FIRST RESPONDER • An ATS certified in first aid and CPR • Assistance is readily accessible by telephone or walkie-talkie • Assistance provided by ATC or EMS • NOT a component of clinical education

14. CLINICAL SETTING • Clinical environment where health care services are provided • Primary settings • athletic training facilities • athletic practices • competitive events • Secondary settings

15. EDUCATIONAL COMPETENCIES • Educational content required of entry-level Athletic Training Education Programs

16. CLINICAL PROFICIENCIES • Clinical skills that entry-level athletic trainers should possess • Qualitative assessment of clinical education

17. THE ROLE OF THE ACI • “Guide by the Side” • Clinical education objectives emphasize: • clinical judgement • critical thinking • planning and carrying out treatments • communication skills • Role model

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