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Students
Athletic Training Major
Career Information
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Mission of the National Trainer Association (NATA) |
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| To enhance the quality of health care for athletes and those engaged in physical activity, and to advance the profession of athletic trainers through education, and research in the prevention, evaluation, management, and rehabilitations of injuries. |
Typical
Places of Employment
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| Public and private secondary schools Colleges and Universities. Professional Sports. Sports Medicine Clinics. Hospitals |
Corporate health programs. Clinical and industrial health care programs. Athletic training curriculum programs. Physical Therapy Clinics Physicians Office |
Required Skills and Abilities |
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| Manual skills Science (especially anatomy and biology) Problem solving Ability to act quickly Good decision-making |
Interpersonal communication
Perseverance Loyalty and integrity Computer Skills Ability to handle stressful situations |
Typical Work Activities |
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| The athletic trainer plays a unique and important role in
the health care system of the 90's preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating sports injuries. In this role, the athletic trainer can help the physically active avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities. Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession. Specifically, the athletic trainer specializes in five practice areas or domains: Prevention of athletic injuries Recognition, evaluation and immediate care of athletic injuries Rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries Health care administration Education and counseling As part of a complete health care team, the athletic trainer works under the direction of a licensed physician and in cooperation with other health care workers, athletic administrators, coaches and parents. The athletic trainer gets to know each person individually and can therefore treat the injury appropriately. |
An athletic trainer's day may, for example, include these tasks:
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Additional Info in Career Services |
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These publications must be used in the "Browsing" Library of Career Services. There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take with you.
Books include:
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career Services Office click here . |
Brochures include:
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Alumni Resources(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni
and their Jobs in this major-For more alumni resources, go to
Mentor Network) |
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| ALUMNI NAME | GRAD DATE | CURRENT JOB | ORGANIZATION |
| Melissa Meininger | 1992 | Independent Lifestyle Consultant | Self Employed |
| Jody Preische | 1995 | HPED Instructor/Head Athletic Trainer | Chowan College |
| Wayne Wedderman | 1995 | Assistant Athletic Director/Athletic Trainer | Brookdale Community College |
Related Links
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Amateur
Athletic Union
American
Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance
Allied
Health Profession of the month-Athletic Trainer
AthleticTrainer.com
Athletic
Trainer Job Listings
Careers
in The Sports Industry
Check this out:
A major-- to career-- converter from
Monster.
College
Athletic Trainers' Society
(The)
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
Certified
Athletic Trainers in Physician's Offices (pdf)
Job
Sites for Athletic Training
National
Athletic Trainers Association
National
Association for Girls and Women in Sport
National
Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
(The)
Nicholas Institute of Sports Medicine and Athletic Trauma (NISMAT)
Professional
Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS)
Sample
Resumes for Athletic Training Students at SU
Sports
Medicine Careers
WorkInSports- A very good web site that currently lists 1,056 jobs and internships
in sports. This web site does
charge it's users.
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