Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) Program

Athletic Training Program Core Principles

• Comprehensive Knowledge Base: Develop a strong knowledge base in all athletic training domains to prepare students to work in a variety of clinical practice settings.
• Holistic Approach to Patient Care: Identify considerations when assessing the whole patient and their unique needs in healthcare provision.
• Cultural Competence: Incorporate the significance of understanding and respecting diverse cultural backgrounds to provide effective care to all patients.
• Lifelong Learning: Demonstrate a commitment to continuous professional development and quality improvement with evolving healthcare literature.
• Proficiency in Evidence-Based Practices: Integrate the tenets of evidence-based practice to provide high-quality patient care.
• Interprofessional Collaboration: Demonstrate clinical decision-making and collaboration with other healthcare professionals to deliver comprehensive care.
• Professionalism: Encourage behaviors and attitudes that reflect professionalism, including accountability, respect, and ethical decision-making.

Athletic Training Program Goals

• Prepare students to pass the Board of Certification (BOC) examination.
• Develop reflective practitioners who engage in life-long learning.
• Foster student engagement in the profession and community.
• Develop competent healthcare professionals who integrate evidence-based decision-making strategies into their clinical practice.
• Prepare students to work in a variety of clinical practice settings with diverse patients across the lifespan.

Athletic Training Program Outcomes & Objectives

• Students will be able to provide culturally competent, patient-centered care to a variety of patients as members of healthcare teams.
  
  • Engage in interprofessional education and collaborative practice.
  • Provide patient-centered healthcare to diverse populations.
• Students will be lifelong learners who demonstrate ongoing quality improvement in their patient care.
  
  • Reflect and improve upon their knowledge and professional behaviors.
  • Implement quality improvement strategies in their clinical practice.
• Students will be competent healthcare professionals who make evidence-based clinical decisions across the continuum of athletic training clinical practice.
  
  • Effectively search, appraise, synthesize, and apply evidence to patient care including the assessment of patient-oriented outcomes.
  • Demonstrate competence in the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for athletic training clinical practice.
• Students will exhibit professionalism and engagement in the profession and community.
  
  • Demonstrate professional and ethical behaviors.
  • Advocate for and serve patients, communities, and the athletic training profession.