Clinical Education
Students are required to participate in a minimum of two years of academic clinical education. Using an outcomes-based approach, students are instructed and evaluated by Approved Clinical Instructors or physicians in the following venues:
- Colleges/Universities/Industrial Settings
- Secondary Schools/Hospitals
- Professional Sports/Olympic Sports
- Clinics
- Other settings that employ a certified athletic trainer
A segment of the clinical education experience must be directed towards a patient population having general medical ailments (eg, cardio-respiratory, metabolic).
Evaluation Tools
| Title | Size (Kb) |
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| Student Evaluation of a Clinical Education Setting (.pdf) | 60.33 |
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| Selection, Training, and Evaluation of AT Approved Clinical Instructors (ACIs) (.pdf) | 51.48 |
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| Evaluation of AT Approved Clinical Instructors - Student/Peer Assessment Form (.pdf) | 46.88 |
Resources
CAATE Clinical Education Terminology
State Practice Acts
Clinical Education Web Resources
A Modular Approach to Evaluting the Clinical Proficiencies