Mission, Core Principles, Goals & Objectives
Mission
Working in a diverse metropolitan setting, we provide integrated learning, individualized clinical experiences, and research opportunities to develop a comprehensively prepared athletic trainer.
Core Principles
- Innovation: in teaching, research, and clinical practice
- Curiosity: through growth mindset and life-long learning
- Collaboration: in working together towards something bigger
- Integrity: in everything we do
- Total wellbeing: of our faculty, staff, students, and the people we serve
- Evidence-based: an empirical, experiential, and patient centered approach
Program Goals & Student Learning Outcomes
Program Goals
- Develop a well-rounded athletic trainer who has comprehensive knowledge of the domains of athletic training practice and is a patient-centered, culturally competent healthcare provider.
- Recruit and support students from broad backgrounds and diverse populations through completion of the program and entry into the profession.
- Educate students through a dynamic curriculum that emphasizes interprofessional education, patient centered care, and physical and mental health.
- Provide a variety of high-quality clinical education experiences that reflect the student’s professional goals.
- Recruit and retain faculty and preceptors who are outstanding clinicians, educators, and/or researchers.
- Advance the athletic training profession through the leadership and research of the faculty and students.
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the MSAT program students will:
- Perform an examination to formulate a diagnosis and create a plan of care for patients with health conditions commonly seen in athletic training practice.
- Collaborate with other professionals as part of a patient-centered health care team.
- Practice cultural competency, demonstrate cultural humility, and demonstrate respect in professional interactions and relationships.
- Advocate for the health care needs of their patients and communities, and advocate for the professional needs of themselves and the athletic training profession.
- Develop clinical questions and summarize, synthesize, and critique relevant evidence to determine best practices and support patient care decisions.
- Collaborate with researchers to develop and generate practice-based research to improve patient care and advance the athletic training profession.