Athletic Training Clinical Education

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Our program includes a minimum of 2,000+ hours of clinical education. Your clinical assignments will rotate each of six semesters for a well-rounded experience during which you will average 15-30 hours per week (increase clinical experience as you progress through the program). Students will be responsible for purchasing personal professional liability insurance each year.

• Semester 1: You will have an opportunity to become oriented with all of the athletic training facilities and staff certified athletic trainers as you rotate through assignments with most of the sports offered on campus.
• Semester 2: You will be assigned a staff certified athletic trainer as a mentor and will gain valuable experience working with the sports to which your mentor is assigned.
• Semester 3 and 4: These rotations include time spent in a physical therapy clinic, high school, general medical clinic, local NAIA college, and the University of Idaho. Transportation to and from the off-campus clinical education experiences will be at the students’ expense.
• Semester 5 and 6: Your third year in the program you will be assigned as the senior student to a mentor and assist with the daily responsibilities of providing treatment and care for the teams to which your mentor is assigned as well as gaining familiarity with the administrative duties for which your mentor is responsible.
• Hosting: Throughout your clinical education you will have opportunities to “host” visiting teams. This includes setting up the sidelines and being available to assist visiting athletic trainers and student-athletes.
• Other Opportunities: Students may have opportunities to work with special events in the area such as high school state tournaments and the NAIA World Series.