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What is athletic training?

The Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) works with physicians and other medical personnel, employers, patients, parents, guardians, and athletic personnel in the development and coordination of efficient and responsive health care delivery systems. Athletic trainers are integral members of the health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional sports programs, sports medicine clinics, corporate /industrial, and other health care settings.

Common Athletic Training
Employment Settings

  • High School Athletics
  • College and Universities Athletics
  • Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics
  • Professional Sports Teams
  • Industrial/Corporate Locations

Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)

CAATE accreditation is required for all programs wishing to prepare students to be eligible for the Board of Certification (BOC) Certification Exam.

On July 24, 2006 the Athletic Training Program received full accreditation.

For more Athletic Training career information
please view the follow websites:

US Bureau of Labor Statistics: Athletic Trainer
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos294.htm

National Athletic Trainers’ Association
www.nata.org

Catalog Info and More:

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Clinical education

The clinical education program affords students the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of athletic training employment settings.

During each of the five semesters in the ATEP, students are assigned to a working athletic trainer as an approved clinical instructor.  Students attend the athletic trainer’s worksite and receive a guided application of knowledge and skills in a real-world patient care setting. Sample NKU affiliate clinical education sites include: The Cincinnati Bengals, the Cyclones, the Florence Freedom, NKU, Thomas More College, seven high schools and five physician/rehab facilities.

What can you do with an Athletic Training degree?

  • Risk management and injury prevention
  • Pathology of injuries and illnesses
  • Orthopedic clinical examination and diagnosis
  • Acute care of injury and illness
  • Pharmacology
  • Therapeutic modalities
  • Conditioning and rehabilitative exercise
  • Medical conditions and disabilities
  • Nutritional aspects of injury and illness
  • Psychosocial intervention and referral
  • Health care administration
  • Professional development and responsibility

Contact Us: Athletic Training Education Program    |    COEHS    |    Phone 859.572.1399    |    Email morgant@nku.edu