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ATEP Home -> Prospective Students -> What is AT?
What is Athletic Training?
Athletic Training, recognized as an allied health care profession by the American Medical Association, encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and disabilities. Athletic Training is practiced by Athletic Trainers, health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses.
The athletic trainer's professional preparation is directed towards the development of specified competencies in the following domains: risk management and injury prevention, pathology of injury and illness, assessment and evaluation, acute care of injury and illness, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, therapeutic exercise, general medical conditions and disabilities, nutritional aspects of injury and illness, psychosocial intervention and referral, health care administration, and professional development and responsibilities.
The ATEP prepares students for a career as a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), but also builds a solid foundation for students interested in medicine, sports medicine, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or other allied health care professions. Typical employment settings for graduates of the program include college and university athletics, high schools, clinics and hospitals, professional sports teams, and corporate and industrial health care settings. Many students also continue their education in graduate, medical or allied medical schools.
Athletic training / athletic trainer is NOT the same as personal training / personal trainer, click here for information on the differences.
Click here for more information on the field of athletic training.
