“I have to work in the AT room today.”
Education?
R. Mark Laursen, MS, ATC
Boston UniversityFebruary 2006
Evolution
• Changes in the profession
• Changes in education
• Employment• Athletic trainers held about 15,000 jobs in 2004 • 1/3rd employed in health care, including
hospitals, offices of physicians, and offices of other health practitioners
• 1/3rd employed in public and private educational services, primarily in colleges, universities, and high schools
• ~ 20 percent were employed in fitness and recreational sports centers
Evolution of the profession.
Change in Education
• Elimination of the Internship Route• Student athletic trainer – Athletic training student
Evolution of education
Education
• Athletic Training Educational Competencies– 1st Edition (1987)
– 4th Edition (2006)
Evolution of education
Evolution of education
• Job Outlook– Employment of ATs is expected to grow much faster
than the average for all occupations through 2014. – Job growth will be concentrated in health care
industry settings, such as ambulatory heath care services and hospitals.
– Job prospects should be good for people looking for a position in the health care industry. Athletic trainers looking for a position with a sports team, however, may face competition.
Data
Overall clinical-placement time
– 7% instructional activities– 23% in clinical activities– 10% in managerial activities– 59% in unengaged activities
– An assessment of athletic training students’ clinical-placement hours
Miller MG, Berry DC,- J Athl Train, 2002
Data
Activity Time per activity
Total per week (168)
168
Sleep 8 56 136
Eating 45 min 15:45 120:15
Worship/meditation 4 4 116:15
Personal Hygiene 1:15 8:45 107:30
Exercise 30 3:30 104
Laundry/Cleaning 2 2 102
Commuting /Travel 2 12 90
Data
Redux
Activity Time per activity
Total per week (168)
90
Class 16 credits 1 16 74
Study (2-3 Hours) per credit 2.5 40 34
Data
Clinical Proficiencies
• The 4th Ed. reflects current practice and the evolving knowledge base of the profession including evidence based practice.
Data
Creating Learning Objectives
• Identify learning objectives for the clinical education experience.
Blooms Taxonomy
• Do your documents match your goals
• Do your documents match your goals?
• Do they match the new focus of the proficiencies?
• EBP integration
Learning Scenarios
– Creating enhanced learning scenario • Communication • Critical thinking• Ethics• Patient education • Co-morbidities • Conflict resolution • Coaches communication