Athletic Training

Overview

Athletic trainers (ATs) are multi-skilled health care professionals who collaborate with physicians as part of the health care team to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical condition. Athletic trainers provide health care in a variety of practice settings for people involved in all levels of physical activity.

Practice environments for graduates of Athletic Training at the University of Wisconsin Madison include youth to professional sports, military and public service personnel, secondary schools, colleges, universities, performing arts, workers with physically demanding jobs, physician practice settings, and much more. 

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the role of the athletic trainer within the broader health care system.
• Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication skills.
• Develop and apply strategies to prevent the incidence and/or severity of injury and illnesses.
• Demonstrate the clinical skills needed to appropriately diagnose patients for treatment and referral.
• Apply clinical and decision-making skills to respond to acute injury and illness, including emergencies.
• Assess patient status and develop treatment and rehabilitation that are consistent with contemporary disablement models.
• Demonstrate clinical scholarship in the form of evidence appraisal and application to influence athletic training practice.
• Maintain the highest standards of clinical practice by examining the quality of patient care through the use of patient outcomes.
• Apply research methods to develop and evaluate clinical questions applicable to practice-based research environments while demonstrating an understanding of ethical research practice.