Athletic Training Education Program
- Vision
- Mission
- Goals
- Faculty
- Typical Four Year Schedule
- Application
- Athletic TrainerStudents
- Athletic Training Room
- ATEP Highlights
- Evaluations
- ATEP Alumni
Facilitate the achievement of the individual goals of athletic training students.
Provide dedicated athletic training students entry-level skills within a liberal arts education to care for and treat the physically active.
Create dynamic growth adventures, which promote opportunities to improve lives.
The athletic training education program will provide educational experiences in collaboration with health professionals and faculty, enabling students to master competencies and clinical proficiencies to become professional entry-level athletic trainers. Athletic training education will occur within a liberal arts framework that encourages and supports integrity, safety, respect, responsiveness, and energy. The student’s mind, body, and spirit will be enriched intellectually through interactions with staff, faculty, mentors, and healthcare professionals. This will occur within the Central College Community and via local, state, national, and international experiences.
1. Develop athletic training students within the Central College liberal arts framework.
a. Personnel associated with the education of athletic training students must be informed about the athletic training education program.
b. Encourage involved personnel to support and integrate the liberal arts traditions of Central College into the formal classroom and clinical experiences of the athletic training students.
c. Develop the critical thinking and problem solving skills of the athletic training student.
d. Promote the development of professional behaviors in the athletic training student.
e. Promote the development of service behaviors in the athletic training student.
2. Provide multiple experiences for athletic training students in science exercise.
a. Direct interaction with approved clinical instructors.
b. Direct interaction with athletic training program physicians.
c. Direct interaction with a variety of health care professionals
d. Direct interaction with faculty in the athletic training education program.
e. Provide opportunities for professional interactions outside the Central College campus.
3. Enhance communication between all individuals and groups associated with the athletic training education program at Central College.
a. Provide associated health care professionals the competencies and clinical proficiencies necessary to prepare a competent entry-level athletic training student.
4. Facilitate communication with all approved clinical instructors, clinical supervisors, and athletic training students to ensure quality in the traditional and clinical learning environments.
a. This will be accomplished through: Documented formal instructions, Formal evaluations, Professional interactions, Social interactions
5. Promote and aid the athletic training student in obtaining employment and admission to graduate/professional school upon graduation from Central College.
6. Enable the development of ethical behavior.
7. Facilitate BOC certification process.
8. Enable the students to fulfill their goals and potential.
Program Director and Assistant Professor of Exercise Science John Roslien, MS, ATC, LAT |
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Head Athletic Trainer and Assistant Professor of Exercise Science Leslie Duinink, MS, ATC, LAT |
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Clinical Coordinator and Assistant Athletic Trainer Christopher Viesselman, MEd, ATC, LAT, CSCS |
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Assistant Athletic Trainer and Instructor Exercise Science Department Dustin Briggs, MS, ATC, LAT |
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Assistant Athletic Trainer Serena Tichy, ATC, LAT |
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| Freshman year | ||
| BIO 111 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 4 |
| BIO 112 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 4 |
| EXSC 149 | Foundations of Exercise Science | 3 |
| EXSC 151 | First Aid and Sports Injuries | 3 |
| EXSC 217 | CPR for the Professional | 1 |
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| Sophomore year | ||
| AT 223 | Level 1:Clinical Rotation 1 | 1 |
| AT 224 | Level 1:Clinical Rotation 2 | 1 |
| EXSC 234 | Sports Nutrition | 3 |
| EXSC 254 | Anatomy and Kinesiology | 4 |
| AT 272 | Athletic Injury Assessment: Lower | 3 |
| AT 273 | Athletic Injury Assessment: Upper | 3 |
| AT 377 | Therapeutic Modalities | 3 |
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| Junior year | ||
| AT 323 | Level 2:Clinical Rotation | 2 |
| AT 356 | Operations and Management of EXSC/AT | 3 |
| EXSC 357 | Fitness Assessment and Prescription | 4 |
| AT 378 | Therapeutic Exercise | 3 |
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| Senior year | ||
| AT 423 | Level 3:Clinical Rotation 1 | 2 |
| AT 424 | Level 3:Clinical Rotation 2 | 2 |
| EXSC 460 | Exercise Physiology | 3 |
| EXSC 461 | Exercise Physiology Lab | 2 |
| AT 472 | Medical Conditions for the Athletic Trainer | 3 |
| Core courses and electives | ||
Athletic Training Education Program Admission Process
Certified athletic trainers (ATC) have duties that involve expertise in the science of exercise. Additionally, ATCs possess well developed written and oral communication skills. The certified athletic trainer must be eager to excel under diverse circumstances. The ATC has evolved to become the primary health care professional for the physically active. As such, athletic trainers must be able to care for patients from varied populations, skill, and levels of competition and to perform duties in multiple environments. Therefore, the primary objective of the Central College Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is to prepare entry-level athletic trainers for future challenges. Athletic training students (ATSs) at Central College are provided with clinical experiences that develop and enhance their skills. These experiences are an extension of the academic classroom and allow the ATS to master clinical proficiencies.
Formal application to the athletic training education program occurs during the student's first year. Athletic training students who start their college career at Central College are given priority for admittance. Students must have completed the exercise science department prerequisite course work listed in the catalog. The applicant's grade point average (GPA) must be at least 2.8 and they must meet technical standards. Students must complete and return the application to the director of the athletic training education program. Additionally, they must complete the required experiences in the athletic training room, and interview for a position in the athletic training education program.
To receive an application, policies and procedures handbook, copy of the technical standards, transfer policy, or to get the most current information regarding this program, contact John Roslien, Director of the Athletic Training Education Program, or go to www.central.edu.
Requirements:
The admission and retention requirements of the Central College Exercise Science program in the athletic training education program are rigorous and very thorough. The requirements are necessary to provide students the skills required to enter the field of athletic training as a competent young professional. To practice as an athletic trainer, you must be certified by the Board of Certification (BOC). This requires that graduating students be prepared to pass a national certification exam. The field of athletic training requires competency in many different knowledge bases. These include biology, anatomy, kinesiology, health, management, psychology, pharmacology, physiology, nutrition and first aid. A practical working knowledge of a wide variety of settings is also important.
Completing the Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) will require completing a strong academic program. Additionally, a large time commitment on the part of a successful student in the practical setting is required. This is necessary to fulfill the BOC certification requirements for clinical competencies and provide you with a wide array of clinical proficiencies. This is an intense academic program and will require successful students to practice diligent academic planning and have focused study habits.
The process for admittance to the program is initially based on admittance to Central College. This will allow you to be in a position to apply for formal acceptance into the athletic training education program in your first year. The process will consist of the completion of an extensive application, meeting technical standards, a personal interview and having completed a period of observation in an introductory course. During the observation, prospective students will be required to complete a series of basic objectives designed to introduce them to the program at Central College and the profession of athletic training. Minimum coursework prior to full admission to the program includes successful completion of EXSC 149f, EXSC 151, and BIOL 111 and 112 or BIOL 131Pq. Additionally, the student must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8, and must have completed PRCPR/AED/BBP and First Aid Certification. At the completion of the application proccess the applications will be ranked according to objective criteria. Students will be admitted to the ATEP based on the number of available positions in the program. Criteria for evaluation and application are available in the application packet.
As you progress through the program, periodic evaluations of your skills will be made. Clinical, as well as classroom content will be evaluated. It is your responsibility to be actively involved in planning your progress through the ATEP. You are required to take a dynamic role in this process.
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Alumni Highlights:
Jess Growth, 2005 Research Published in JAT
Nate Weir, 2005 Internship with the Green Bay Packers
The current evaluation forms can be found as PDF links below.
General Rotation Evaluations:
Clinical Instructor Evaluation of Student
Student Evaluation of Clinical Instructor
Student Evaluation of Clinical Site
General Medical Rotation Evaluation will be given out during GM Class.
Three week split rotation will use the same CI and Site evaluation and new student evaluation.
Three Week Split Rotation Evaluation
A few of Central's recent athletic training grads in the field
Nate Weir '05-Assistant athletic trainer , Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, Wis.
Danielle Dykstra '05-Graduate assistant athletic trainer, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
Jess Groth '05 – Assistant athletic trainer, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kate Hanson '05 – Graduate assistant athletic trainer, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
Roger Dortch '01, MS, ATC - Assistant athletic trainer, DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind.
Kris Van Houten '01 - Physical therapist, Carmel Orthopaedic and Sports Therapy, Carmel, Calif.
Dorice Hankemeir '01 – Assistant athletic trainer, Anderson University, Anderson, Ind.
Scott Bohner '01 - Medical school resident, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa.
Tim Block '01, ATC/L - Outreach athletic trainer, Plaza Physical Therapy, Outreach Athletic Trainer, Davenport, Iowa
Karrie Vander Sluis '99, M.Ed., ATC/L - Outreach coordinator, Rehabilitation Services Department, Ellsworth Municipal Hospital, Iowa Falls, Iowa
Rob Blom '98--Athletic trainer and physical therapy assistant, Sterling Physical Therapy, Pella, Iowa
Melissa Cox Reynolds '98, ATC Assistant professor of health and wellness, Waldorf College, Forest City, Iowa
Kelly McMillen Carlson '97, ATC - Assistant athletic trainer, Wheaton College , Wheaton, Ill.
Matt Scotton '91, PT, ATC - Physical therapist, Newton Community Hospital, Newton, Iowa
Frank Neu '91--Football team head athletic trainer, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa