Athletic Training
Megan Maxwell
Honors Mentorship Program
- Athletic Trainers are health care professionals who collaborate with physicians to provide preventative services, emergency care, clinical diagnosis, therapeutic intervention and rehabilitation of injuries and medical conditions.
About Us
What are Athletic Trainers?
- Their job settings include high schools, colleges/universities,sports medicine clinics, professional sports teams, military and performing arts.
It Starts in the Classroom...
- The minimum requirement for most athletic trainers is a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Athletic training bachelor’s programs incorporate classroom and hands-on learning. Experience requirements include supervised time in clinics and internships, which may be with a high school, college or local professional sports team.
- Classes in the program include science and health-related subjects, such as nutrition, kinesiology, biomechanics, and exercise physiology.