Second, in a series of four required clinical practice courses. Classroom components will provide additional clinical opportunities in the form of simulation and are designed to deepen students' experience with critical thinking and reflection on their role in the healthcare team. This course emphasizes patient-centered care, interprofessional practice, communication, decision-making, and using evidence to guide clinical decisions regarding musculoskeletal evaluation and assessment. Students will apply clinical skills previously taught in the curriculum to an actual patient base during supervised clinical experiences. Students are guided by a preceptor who will provide graded autonomy based on the student's previous experience and will evaluate the student's skills and abilities over the course of their clinical experiences.

This course will focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to assess patients with musculoskeletal conditions of the upper extremity, head, and neck regions.

This course will focus on the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to assess patients with musculoskeletal conditions of the lower extremity, spine, and pelvic regions. 

Second in a series of four courses that focus on establishing proficiency of skills introduced in concurrent program courses. Students will engage in classroom activities to practice their skills related to assessing patients with musculoskeletal conditions using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health.

This course will focus on health care administration topics for the athletic trainer. Topics include liability, risk management, athletic training facility design, policy, procedures, operation, budgeting, and personnel management.

Third, in a series of four required clinical practice courses. This course emphasizes patient-centered care, interprofessional practice, communication, decision-making, and using evidence to guide clinical decisions regarding non-orthopedic evaluation and assessment as well as designing, implementing, and evaluating treatment plans. Students will apply clinical skills previously taught in the curriculum to an actual patient base during supervised clinical experiences. Students are guided by a preceptor who will provide graded autonomy based on the student's previous experience and will evaluate the student's skills and abilities over the course of their clinical experiences. Classroom components will provide additional clinical opportunities in the form of simulation and are designed to deepen students' experience with critical thinking and reflection on their role in the healthcare team.

This course focuses on selecting and incorporating interventions for pre-op, post-op, nonsurgical conditions to develop a plan of care. Interventions included in this course include but are not limited to patients with therapeutic ultrasound, diathermy, soft tissue techniques, electrical muscle stimulation, and other therapeutic, modalities commonly used by athletic trainers. 

ATTR 632 - Therapeutic Interventions II  |  3 credits
This course focuses on selecting and incorporating interventions for pre-op, post-op, and nonsurgical conditions to develop a plan of care. Interventions included in this course include but are not limited to therapeutic and corrective exercise, joint mobilization and manipulation, movement training, motor control/proprioceptive activities, task-specific functional training, cardiovascular training, and home care management.

This course emphasizes transition to practice and preparing the student to practice autonomously. The course is designed to help students prepare for the BOC certification exam as well as their transition to autonomous practice as an athletic trainer. Topics discussed will integrate previous coursework but will be determined based on student needs assessment and trends in athletic training practice.

Fourth, in a series of four required clinical practice courses. This course emphasizes patient-centered care, interprofessional practice, communication, decision-making, and using evidence to guide clinical decisions regarding the totality of athletic training practice. Students will apply clinical skills previously taught in the curriculum to an actual patient base during supervised clinical experiences. Students are guided by a preceptor who will provide graded autonomy based on the student's previous experience and will evaluate the student's skills and abilities over the course of their clinical experiences. Classroom components will provide additional clinical opportunities in the form of simulation and are designed to deepen students' experience with critical thinking and reflection on their role in the healthcare team.