Goals and Objectives

• Goal 1 Prepare individuals who are committed to a career as a Certified Athletic Trainer.

• Objective 1.1 | Students will matriculate through the Athletic Training Program within two years.
• Objective 1.2 | Graduates will pass the Board of Certification (BOC) Exam within two attempts.
• Objective 1.3 | Graduates will secure employment as athletic trainers within six months of graduation.

• Goal 2 Train students who demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities that will prepare them for entry-level practice as an athletic trainer.

• Objective 2.1 | Students will demonstrate the ability to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors with effective education and communication to enhance wellness and minimize the risk of injury and illness.
• Objective 2.2 | Students will demonstrate the ability to implementing systematic, evidence-based assessments and evaluations to formulate valid clinical diagnoses and differential diagnoses to determine a patient’s plan of care.
• Objective 2.3 | Students will recognize and manage critical incidents while integrating best practices in immediate and emergency care for optimal outcomes.
• Objective 2.4 | Students will demonstrate the ability to rehabilitate individuals with a health condition (i.e., injury, illness, general medical condition) with the goal of achieving optimal activity and participation levels based on core concepts (i.e., fundamental knowledge and skillsets) using the applications of therapeutic exercise, modality devices, and manual techniques.
• Objective 2.5 | Students will demonstrate the ability to integrate best practices in policy. construction and implementation, documentation and basic business practices to promote optimal patient care and employee well-being.
• Objective 2.6 | Students will demonstrate professional behaviors (e.g., ethical, moral, legal) consistent with professional and employment expectations for entry-level athletic trainers.

• Goal 3 Develop students who will collaborate as a member of an inter-professional healthcare team while providing evidence-based, patient-centered care.

• Objective 3.1 | Students will demonstrate verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with stakeholders with a variety of backgrounds.
• Objective 3.2 | Students will use appropriate patient-centered clinical questions to identify and critically appraise current literature that guides their decision-making.
• Objective 3.3 | Apply the available evidence and patient goals and values to implement current, safe, and effective patient care for complex issues.
• Objective 3.4 | Students will recognize the need for referral to another healthcare provider and develop an interprofessional care plan.
• Objective 3.5 | Students will incorporate patient-oriented outcomes to evaluate the quality of care they provide.
• Objective 3.6 | Students will evaluate the various determinants of health (e.g., social, economic, environmental, biological, policy/law, cultural) which may affect community healthcare.

• Goal 4 Ensure Faculty and Students’ professional engagement and serve the community in which they live.

• Objective 4.1 | Faculty and students will serve the community by participating in volunteer activities each academic year.
• Objective 4.2 | Faculty and students will be engaged in the profession as demonstrated by regular engagement in scholarly activities (e.g., conference attendance, presentation, publications)

• Goal 5 Deliver a comprehensive curriculum that provides students with knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities that encompasses the scope of athletic training practice.

• Objective 5.1 | Provide exemplary, diverse clinical education experiences that encompass the totality of athletic training practice.
• Objective 5.2 | Preceptors will engage in professional development activities to demonstrate contemporary expertise in their area of teaching/clinical practice. - contemporary expertise tables.
• Objective 5.3 | Preceptors will provide quality instruction to students.

• Goal 6 Secure/maintain accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).

• Objective 6.1 | Faculty will maintain annual accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).