Athletic+Training

**Mississippi University for Champions ** **Athletic Training Education Program **

@http://youtu.be/KN5Wg5hlYTw **//Program Description //** Certified Athletic Trainers are trained health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to optimize activity and participation of patients and clients across age and care continuums. Athletic training encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. ATs work under the direction of physicians, as prescribed by state licensure statutes. Certified Athletic Trainers work in a variety of settings, including high schools, colleges, professional athletics, professional performance, olympics, physical therapy clinics and military. //** Program Mission **// The mission of the MUC ATEP is to provide challenging didactic (classroom) and clinical experiences for students pursuing certification as an athletic trainer. This program will give students opportunities for interaction with a variety of healthcare professionals in sports medicine settings, and prepare students to sit for the Board of Certification exam and to perform the tasks of an entry-level athletic trainer.





**Students will take the following core courses in the ATEP: ** - AHP 354L, AHP 355L, AHP 454L, AHP 455L, and AHP 472L: AT Clinical's I - V - AHP 301: Kinesiology - AHP 311: AT Emergency Care - AHP 320: Organization and Administration - AHP 350/L: AT Evaluation of Athletic Injuries I - AHP 450/L: AT Evaluation of Athletic Injuries II - AHP 375/L: Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries - AHP 371: Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries - AHP 475: General Medical Aspects - AHP 479: AT Senior Capstone <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Course Description:** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">This course provides a thorough review of athletic training content areas in preparation for the Board of Certification exam. This class is designated as one of the writing intensive courses in the athletic training curriculum. Student’s cumulative knowledge of all athletic training core competencies will be examined, as well as their ability to speak and write professionally.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">AHP 479: Athletic Training Senior Capstone **

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Course Objectives:**

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Upon completion of this course, students should be:


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">familiar with the 5 athletic training domains
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">confident to sit for the Board of Certification (BOC) exam for athletic trainers
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">familiar with the APA Manual of Style, in order to submit multiple written assignments which reflect senior-level quality in writing and literature reviews
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">confident in their ability to present information in a lesson and peer-professional setting
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">able to provide scholarly critique of their peers
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">confident to engage in scholarly discussion regarding the 5 athletic training domains



<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Makayla Merritt, MPH, ATC, LAT <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Professor, ATEP Program Director  <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Mississippi University for Champions  <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Office: Champion Hall 220  <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Email: mmerritt@mschampions.org  <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: center;">Phone: 601-266-6058