AT 643 - CLINICAL EDUCATION IN ATHLETIC TRAINING-IV

College of Health Sciences

Credits: 7

This is a 7-credit practicum course designed for students pursuing a certification in Athletic Training. This is the fourth course in a series of courses that combines supervised field experience with review of clinical skills from the classroom. The students will complete an 8- week immersive experience. Students will integrate didactic knowledge and clinical skills from previous coursework in to the clinical experience, specifically upper and lower and upper extremity evaluation, lower extremity and upper extremity rehabilitation, therapeutic modalities, and emergency management. The overall objective of this course sequence is to integrate clinical skills into clinical experiences, while emphasizing clinical decision making under the supervision of an assigned Preceptor.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: AT 642 and formal acceptance into the Master of Science degree program in Athletic Training at The University of Kentucky.