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Department of Movement Science
GVSU Athletic Training Major - Program Overview |
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Phone: 616-331-3515 Fax: 616-331-8870 Movement Science Staff movdept@gvsu.edu Movement Science B-2-235 MAK Allendale, MI 49401 |
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News
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Updated: 01/27/09
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Kent Games at MATS
2008 GLATA Bowl Champions
Danica Michel, Kent Games, and Amanda Brown
(Courtesy of NATA News, January 2008)
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The Profession
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Athletic Training is an allied health care profession recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA). The certified athletic trainer is a highly educated and skilled professional specializing in the health care of athletes and those engaging in physical activity. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health personnel, the athletic trainer functions as an integral member of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, sports medicine clinics, professional sports programs and other athletic health care settings including industrial health clinics. Areas of expertise include risk management and injury prevention, acute care of injuries and illness, assessment and evaluation, and rehabilitation of sport injuries.
More info at www.nata.org.
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Vision
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The vision of the Grand Valley State University Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is to be recognized as an outstanding undergraduate program that provides exceptional education through the utilization of interactive classroom instruction and clinical experiences; preparing students to excel on the Board Certification Exam and to enter the profession as qualified health care providers. The ATEP also strives to promote the Athletic Training profession as an essential component of the allied health care field.
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Mission
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The mission of the Grand Valley State University Athletic Training Education Program is to prepare undergraduate entry-level professionals to enhance the quality of health care for athletes and the physically active. Preparation is supported by formal instruction, clinical experience, and research.
1. Students will understand and practice foundational concepts in Athletic Training
2. Students will understand and practice sound principles of ethical judgment, critical thinking, and self-reflection in Athletic Training
3. Students will understand and practice scholarship as it relates to the discipline of Athletic Training
4. Students will identify and demonstrate respect for diversity in the human experience as it relates to individuals, community, and society
5. Students will understand and exhibit commitment to service as it relates to the discipline of Athletic Training
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Accreditation
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The GVSU Athletic Training program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
