Clinical Education II

Catalog description

This course is one of a series of five clinical education courses designed to provide proficiency instruction and clinical experience in the field of Athletic Training. The emphasis in this course is basic taping and bandaging techniques, emergency procedures and on field assessment. The field experience portion will include local high school football coverage and other field experience as assigned. The athletic training student will work toward completion of the proficiency check-off sheet. This class will meet formally at the discretion of the instructor outside of the clinical setting to ensure adequate progress is being made toward completion of the respective clinical proficiencies. Total clinical hours will be a result of 2 clinical rotations with an area high school to provide an adequate equipment intensive rotation as well as a . Hour totals for AT 591 will be dependent upon successful completion of proficiencies designated for this class with a minimum of 90 clinical hours and a maximum of 300. This course is designed to satisfy CAATE competences related to the above mentioned content areas and is intended for graduate athletic training majors.