Athletic Training professional focused on expanding knowledge and skills in the ambulatory clinic. Provides orthopedic patient care at a foundational level and shows growth in ability to care for increasingly complex patients in an outpatient setting. Effectively implements and disseminates the treatment plan to patients, families and other members of the healthcare team.
NATA definition of Athletic Trainer: Athletic Trainers (ATs) are highly qualified multi-skilled healthcare professionals who render service or treatment, under direction of or in collaboration with a physician, in accordance with their education, training and the state’s statutes, rules and regulations.
The Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer defines an Athletic Trainer’s scope of practice as providing care for musculoskeletal conditions under the direction of a physician and encompasses injury and illness prevention, wellness promotion, emergent care, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, therapeutic ...