The Sports Medicine Athletic Training Certificate of Achievement is beneficial to kinesiology students who would like to pursue a career in a variety of sports medicine professions including but not limited to athletic training, physical therapy, chiropractic care, massage therapy, and coaching. This program emphasizes instruction and hands-on experience in injury prevention, evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries and gives students the knowledge and skills they need to gain acceptance to a sports medicine multidisciplinary program at a four-year institution or excel in the workforce.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROGRAM, STUDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO:
🗸 Perform techniques of evaluation and care of athletic injuries with an increasing degree of proficiency under the supervision of a certified athletic trainer
🗸 Develop and apply treatment and rehabilitation protocols.