Athletic Training
Are you interested in Healthcare in a Sports Medicine Setting?
Do you want to help people remain physically active?
If you answered yes, then Athletic Training might be the major for you!
The mission of our Athletic Training Education Program is to provide a comprehensive,
progressive educational and clinical foundation to prepare the multi-skilled professional
for a career in athletic training. The technical standards set forth by the program
establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to this
program to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of an entry-level athletic
trainer, as well as meet the expectations of the program’s accrediting agency (Commission
on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education).
Certified athletic trainers are allied health care professionals who specialize in
prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses. In
order to become a certified athletic trainer, you must show proficiency in eight different
content areas. Within each content area are specific tasks you must be able to perform.
These tasks comprise cognitive and psychomotor competencies as well as clinical proficiencies
which provide you with opportunities to show expert correctness and facility at combining
skills in “real life” and simulated scenarios. Through advisement, coursework, and
clinical experiences, students are provided with the necessary exposure for successful
completion of these tasks.
2011-2012 Program Catalog
Admission
Acceptance into the program is selective and limited to 12-14 students each year.
Employment
Our athletic training graduates are currently employed in many different settings,
including: fitness, pharmaceuticals, outpatient sports medicine clinics, high school,
colleges and university settings, professional sports (Baseball), and the military,
as well as those who are attending graduate school for advanced degrees.
Some of the companies that our recent graduates are working for include:
• Baltimore Orioles
• Chestnut Health Systems
• Pro Rehab
Program Highlights
• You’ll receive personalized attention from a teacher/student ratio for classroom
courses of one professor to every 12 students. In clinical setting, it’s frequently
one-to-one.
• You’ll spend three full years involved in clinical rotations. These rotations involve
extensive exposure with both of our team physicians.
• You’ll be required to maintain a minimum of three standing clinical appointments
every week with clinical instructors to ensure time to practice and perform required
skill testing.
• You’ll complete an off-site experience; choices include: clinic, clinic/high school,
high school, university or physician’s office (surgery observation as well).
Meet the Faculty
|
Dawn Michele Hankins, Ph.D., ATC, LAT Professor of Athletic Training |
Instructor of Athletic Training |
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Lance L. Ringhausen, B.S., ATC, LAT Head Athletic Trainer |
Jordan Bierman, B.S., ATC, LAT, CSCS Assistant Athletic Trainer |
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Assistant Athletic Trainer |
Kristin Von Hatten, M.S., ATC, LAT, CSCS Assistant Athletic Trainer |
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Jay E. Noffsinger, M.D. Medical Director/Team Physician |
Lawrence N. Stein, M.D. Team Physician |
