State of the art laboratories in sports medicine enhance the learning environment for athletic training students. Program faculty and clinical preceptors are experienced clinicians and engaging teachers. Students will get frequent interaction with team physicians, chiropractors, orthopedic surgeons, physical therapists, and other health care providers with an interprofessional focus in the coursework and clinical experiences. Students will also get the opportunity to participate in surgical and emergency room observation, clinical experiences with varied client and patient populations including pediatric, adult, elderly, and special populations, as well as competitive collegiate and high school athletes and those who are physically active in non-sport activities. Athletic training students will have opportunities to engage with patients in real-time or with simulation methods in the areas of prevention and wellness, urgent and emergent care, primary care, orthopedics, rehabilitation, behavioral health, pediatrics, and performance enhancement.
