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MAT Program and Mission Statement

The mission of the 糖心VLOG网页版 Athletic Training Program (ATP) is to prepare graduates to enter the field of athletic training as knowledgeable, skilled, confident, compassionate, and reflective healthcare professionals. The ATP will provide an environment to facilitate clinical reasoning by promoting critical thinking, professional and ethical behaviors, interprofessional collaboration, and patient-centered care through didactic learning, clinical experiences, integration of contemporary evidence-based practice, and student-faculty interactions. The ATP is designed to foster the ideals of life- long learning, social awareness, and service for the purpose of enabling graduates to act as leaders and advocates who serve their community and physically active patients in a rapidly changing healthcare environment.

MAT Program Vision Statement

The Master of Athletic Training Program will be recognized within the community as a leader in preparing students to become exceptional athletic trainers, embracing social responsibility, and contributing to the profession’s body of knowledge.

MAT Program Goals (Program-Oriented)

The Master of Athletic Training Program will:

  1. Produce quality students who are prepared to transition and become excellent entry-level professionals and leaders in accordance with professional standards, responsibilities, and guidelines.
  2. Promote and support excellence in academic and clinical teaching and learning by providing a safe and motivational learning environment.
  3. Provide support and promote the field of athletic training in the community.
  4. Promote, support, and participate in interprofessional and collaborative practice.

MAT Program Outcomes (Student-Oriented)

  1. Students will effectively promote healthy lifestyle behaviors with effective education and communication to enhance wellness and minimize the risk of injury and illness. 
  2. Students will effectively implement systematic, evidence-based examinations, and assessments to formulate valid clinical diagnoses and determine patients’ plan of care and appropriate referral.
  3. Students will effectively integrate best practices in immediate and emergency care for optimal outcomes.
  4. Students will effectively rehabilitate and recondition injuries, illnesses, and general medical conditions with the goal of achieving optimal activity levels based on evidence-based core concepts using therapeutic interventions. 
  5. Students will effectively integrate best practices in policy construction and implementation, documentation, basic business practices, and professionalism to promote optimal patient-centered care and professional well-being. 
  6. Students will demonstrate self-efficacy and preparation for transition to professional practice by promoting leadership, teamwork, ethical behavior, and life-long learning within an interdisciplinary healthcare team.