THE WORLD IS CHANGING RAPIDLY, SO ARE HEALTH CARE CAREERS

Home About Us Our Sponsors Careers Education Employers Labor Market Info Important Links Downloads Contact Us		Athletic Training  (Rehabilitation Professions) DID YOU KNOW?   (click for more) DID YOU KNOW?   (click to hide) Athletic Training - Did-You-Know: 1. Seventy percent of athletic trainers have a master’s degree or doctorate. (www.nata.org) 2. The American Medical Association (AMA) granted Athletic Trainers a designated Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Uniform Billing (UB) codes for documenting care given to clients/patients. (www.nata.org) 3. The Board of Certification (BOC) examination is going to an on-line testing format. (www.bocatc.org) 4. Athletic Trainers use computerized injury recording and tracking programs to manage documentation of medical information, injury, and rehabilitation information on clients/patients. 5. Athletic Trainers use digital instruments to evaluate environmental conditions to determine if the weather and environment is safe for athletic activity. 6. The MTSU Athletic Training Program has teaching laboratories with many computerized and technological modalities and equipment that are used in the management, treatment and management of athletic injuries (i.e. Biodex with all attachments including different exercise and balance equipment; Vectra electrical stimulation and ultrasound modalities; TENS [transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation]; Bio-feedback devices; and short-wave diathermy). Students get hands-on experience and interaction with clients/patients. 7. Athletic Training students are using the Internet and other on-line databases for research. Courses or components on courses are using digital video, web-based testing, surveys, and course delivery techniques to administering content and material in a variety of ways for the various learning styles of athletic training students. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The certified athletic trainer (ATC) is an educated and skilled professional specializing in the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of injuries. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, the ATC functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics, professional sports programs, industrial settings, and other health care environments. In 1990, the American Medical Association recognized athletic training as an allied health profession. Mean annual salary for this position is $33,220. WHERE EMPLOYED: Most athletic training employment in Tennessee is at the university and college level and in sports medicine clinics. PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS: The athletic trainer must be able to work well with physicians and other allied health personnel as part of an athletic health care team. An athletic trainer should be responsible, patient, and have the desire to help athletes and other physically active individuals. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: To practice athletic training in the state of Tennessee a person must be NATABOC certified and must pass a Tennessee athletic training licensure examination. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: A bachelor’s degree in athletic training from a National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA) Commission on accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) accredited entry-level program was required in 2004 to be eligible for NATA Board of Certification (BOC) examination candidacy. Certified athletic trainers assist in the prevention, identification, management, and rehabilitation of injuries to athletes and the physically active population. They have formal training in anatomy, physiology, exercise science, psychology, and emergency medicine, pharmacology, kinesiology and pharmacology. Educational program types for this career. EMPLOYERS: Potential employers for this career. LAST UPDATED: 9/5/2007 - Update Current status - Active
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