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Athletic Training: Clinical Experiences Clinical Rotation Plan
Clinical rotations are designed to build upon
previous assignments and classroom/laboratory experience. Following
completion of the first semester the student gains exposure during the
second semester in KINS 210 (Basic Skills in Athletic Training).
Students are required to complete a directed clinical observation
experience. The initial placements are determined by class size and
student transportation needs. During the semester the student will
rotate through three directed observation experiences. At least one of
the rotations will be assigned at an affiliated site. At the completion
of each rotation, the clinical supervisor and/or the student mentor
submits an evaluation.
Once admitted to the professional program, the
student will complete five Clinical Methods courses/clinical
experiences. Each course involves additional lab sessions that emphasize
psychomotor skills. Students are required to complete a series of allied
health/medical observation rotations during one of the Clinical Methods
courses. Prior to the beginning of the first clinical experience, the
student will complete a statement of goals and strengths and weaknesses.
At the conclusion of each Clinical Methods course, the student will
reflect on the experience. This reflection along with clinical
evaluations of the student's performance and proficiency indicators will
provide the clinical faculty with information to help the student
enhance their clinical knowledge.
The purpose of the clinical internship is to
provide athletic training students with an additional opportunity to
gain practical experience in an external private sports medicine clinic
or educational setting which is involved in athletic health care. The
athletic training clinical internship is an active learning experience
for the student and serves as a professional field experience and early
career experience for them to apply their skills and knowledge. The
internship experience also provides the students with the opportunity to
work under the direct supervision of another skilled professional in the
deliverance of athletic health care in an on-site athletic
training/sports medicine establishment.
The student receives 12 semester hours of credit
for the internship experience. The student is expected to spend a
minimum of eight hours per day, for the equivalent of five days per
week, for 12 weeks at the internship location. During the internship
semester, students essentially become a member of the facility staff.
They will be expected to conduct themselves in the same professional
manner as the full time staff. The conclusion of the internship
experience will involve the student returning to campus to make a
presentation to his/her peers and faculty.
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