ATPP 691 - Immersive Clinical Practice in Athletic Training

(3 hours) Prerequisites: Admitted into the Athletic Training Program. This 7-week clinical immersion course has been designed to prepare the MAT student to enter the athletic training profession by allowing independent patient care, under the direct supervision of an athletic trainer (preceptor). The goal of this immersive experience is to permit the student to experience the totality of care provided by an athletic trainer along with the day-to-day and week-to-week role of an athletic trainer in a specific clinical setting. This course will require students to complete specifically identified Clinical Integration Proficiencies as evidence of their skill and knowledge acquisition required to become a professional athletic trainer. Each student will be required to complete a minimum of 105 clinical hours to receive credit for the course and as partial fulfillment of the minimum total of 735 clinical hours required for graduation. Finally, this course will prepare the student to sit for the Board of Certification exam by engaging them in preparatory exam material through an online course format. Note: This course cannot be challenged.