| Athletic Training Education Program
Forms for Student Athletes
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The key to success in the Upper Iowa Athletic Training Education Program is hands-on experience, complimented by the variety and strong academic content of course work offered. All athletic training students are involved in prevention and care of injuries, record keeping, rehabilitation and conditioning of athletes, as well as fitting and maintenance of protective athletic equipment.
Athletic training students have an opportunity to work with Division II men's and women's intercollegiate sports at Upper Iowa. Starting as underclassmen, the athletic training students are placed in the athletic training clinical experiences upon acceptance into the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP). During these clinical experiences, the students will be assigned to an approved clinical instructor (ACI) at various settings, both on and off campus. Through these assignments, the students are exposed to the various aspects of organization and administration of the athletic training program while utilizing the athletic training staff as a resource. This wide range of experience enhances the total development of each athletic training student's skills.
Upper Iowa University's Athletic Training Education Program received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs (CAAHEP) in July 2003. This is a great benefit for the athletic training department as well as current and future students.
Mission Statement
The primary mission of the Athletic Training Education Program at Upper Iowa University is to prepare qualified students for entry-level positions in the field of athletic training through the use of formal education and clinical experiences with a devoted faculty/staff leading the way.
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The comprehensive formal education is intended to instruct students in the prevention, recognition, management, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
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The clinical experience portion of the Athletic Training Education Program is designed to give students the opportunities to explore the principles of professional practice, develop critical judgment and problem solving skills, and acquire additional knowledge through student-directed research, off-campus internships, and experience working with other allied healthcare professionals.
- Upper Iowa University's Athletic Training Education Program is committed to providing the following objectives:
a. To provide the students the opportunity to become competent in all of the athletic training proficiencies as proposed by the National Athletic Trainers' Education Council.
b. To provide quality instruction that utilizes state-of-the-art resources and technology as well as participating allied health professionals.
c. To provide experiences that encourage critical thinking and problem solving.
d. To promote professionalism through student membership in state, district and national athletic training organizations.
e. To provide the students with diverse clinical experiences that will prepare them for current employment trends in athletic training.
f. To prepare the students to successfully pass the NATABOC Certification Examination.
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- g. To aid the student in obtaining employment or admission into graduate school upon graduation.
For more information on the Athletic Training Education Program at Upper Iowa, email Matt Rueckert at rueckertm@uiu.edu
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