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Full-Text Articles in Sports Medicine
Faculty Perceptions Of Readiness To Implement Interprofessional Education In Athletic Training, Meredith M. Parry
Faculty Perceptions Of Readiness To Implement Interprofessional Education In Athletic Training, Meredith M. Parry
Student Dissertations
As the athletic training profession takes steps towards the next level as an allied health care profession, advocates for the profession are positioning athletic trainers as key players in the interprofessional health care team. Recently, the CAATE has pronounced a move for athletic training education to transition all entry-level education to professional master’s degree programs. CAATE is also requesting that athletic training education programs find means to align with other healthcare profession education programs within their institution and actively engage in planned and continuous interprofessional learning activities. This study explored the gap in knowledge regarding athletic training faculty perceptions on …
Sports Injury Prevention In Danbury, Ct, Cori Polonski
Sports Injury Prevention In Danbury, Ct, Cori Polonski
Family Medicine Clerkship Student Projects
Sports Injuries, especially overuse injuries, cause a significant amount of morbidity and public health cost, especially for young athletes. Importantly, many of these injuries can be prevented with proper training and some novel approaches to warm-up and training. To address this concern, I worked with Orthopedic Specialists of CT and the athletic trainers at Danbury High School to come up with some educational materials for patients on effective ways to prevent sports medicine injuries.
Student-Athletes' Knowledge Of Athletic Trainers' Scope Of Practice, Jessica Pearson
Student-Athletes' Knowledge Of Athletic Trainers' Scope Of Practice, Jessica Pearson
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Context: As a member of the sports medicine team, athletic trainers serve athletes through injury prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation. While it is imperative for members of the sports medicine team to have knowledge of scope of practice of athletic trainers, it may also be important for athletes as well, so that the athletic trainers can be properly utilized by all parties. Although previous research has been completed on how athletes’ sport profile and satisfaction of care relate, no previous studies were identified that assessed athletes’ knowledge of athletic trainers’ scope of practice.
Objective: Determine student-athletes’ knowledge of athletic …