In response to your question regarding faculty status and committee slots. I'm tenured faculty here and the last of my kind at this institution. No longer...
We are attempting to set up rotations for students to do a ride-a-long with a local ambulance company. Our risk management office is concerned about the risk...
We are currently looking into what options are available for completing background checks on our ATEP students and would appreciate any feedback on the...
Can anyone explain what the differences in a BA or BS degree is? We are adding a minor area of study in Kinesiology to our current major in AT. I would like...
Terry DeWitt
dewittt@...
Sep 13, 2006 3:47 am
2727
Dear Fellow Athletic Trainers, Recently, I came in contact with a team that used shoes with "shox" system. Shox shoes are those that have spring shaped...
Well said - especially the part about how we are a PART of the students' college experience. The way some of our colleagues talk, you would think we already...
I realize that there is a lot of variety with how and where ATEPs are based at the institutions. In my current situation, there are only two full-time AT...
Donald Fuller
dfuller@...
Sep 13, 2006 4:36 am
2730
Don: We experienced a similar situation over the past several years. We have since eliminated these staff athletic trainers from the decision making process...
Jennifer, We require our Athletic Training Students to obtain background checks each year (because it is a requirement of 2 of our clinical sites that their...
Mr Willeford: First, do you have a rotation where students complete a ride-a-long in an ambulance? Yes, one of our staff ATC's is also a local EMS provider and...
Jeremy Sibold
sibold@...
Sep 13, 2006 2:32 pm
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Jennifer - I do not require background checks as a part of the admissions process, but I do require a background check before my students do an off-campus ...
Glon, Michelle
M-GLON@...
Sep 13, 2006 2:32 pm
2734
Terry: At Texas A&M Commerce the difference is foreign language - 6 hours. We offer a BA and BS in most every major, including athletic training but I am...
Ed Sunderland
ed_sunderland@...
Sep 13, 2006 2:34 pm
2735
That is a very common situation from what I have observed. While I can't offer a solution, I would like to offer a warning. I have seen the accreditation...
Don, This is just based on what I hear about other programs in our area. In your situation, I would value their input and be thankful that they have some...
Rob Carmichael
RCARMICHAEL@...
Sep 13, 2006 2:38 pm
2737
Hello Sean, We will have this option available the affiliated agreement is being finalized. This will be a required part of general medical. Now here at EKU...
Fuchs, Eric
Eric.Fuchs@...
Sep 13, 2006 2:39 pm
2738
We are a D-II university so I am sure that our situation is much different than the larger universities, but here are my thoughts. We have two positions,...
Background checks are a mandatory aspect of our admissions process. Our program is part of the School of Education and therefore we follow many of the same...
We do have an emergency room rotation, but they do not ride along in an ambulance. D.C. Cobler, MA, ATC, CSCS Program Director, Athletic Training Education ...
Don, We take on a team approach in making decisions that affect the program. I think it is a mistake to exclude those that are performing as clinical ...
Hello Donald, Well obviously you have to handle this with tact and I think by you taking or listening to the ACI/CIs your clinical staffs input you have ...
Fuchs, Eric
Eric.Fuchs@...
Sep 13, 2006 3:13 pm
2743
If I am not mistaken, about three years ago a similar question was raised concerning the "Shox" shoes. I too questioned the support of the shoe as well as the...
Hello Jennifer, Well we are currently working on this for our ATEP however I can answer most of the questions. 1. Is a background check part of the admissions...
Fuchs, Eric
Eric.Fuchs@...
Sep 13, 2006 3:16 pm
2745
I know that we could not have the program we have without our staff athletic trainers. I too feel very strongly that both sides need to work closely together...
Hi Donald, You speak to a grey area that most program directors navigate in different ways, depending on the different personalities involved. In our program,...
Terry, At Greensboro College, we have a BS in Athletic Training. However, what differentiates students earning a BA or a BS is this: 1. To earn a BA, students...
Michelle Lesperance
mlesperance@...
Sep 13, 2006 5:44 pm
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Don, we have a mutual relationship whereby I have input on decisions made (usually only significant decisions) in the AT dept, and the AT dept. has input on...
With all due respect to program directors and academic staff, I feel that any trend away from a cohesiveness between academic and clinical staff is not what is...
At Georgia Southern University we have an emergency room rotation that all students must complete. According to hospital regulations they must have a...
Our emergency care is linked to our service learning program on campus. The service learning coordinator takes care of this program for our students. It is...
Martin, Malissa
malissa_martin@...
Sep 14, 2006 3:08 pm
2752
As you know there are a few published clinical education or proficiency books available out there. Plus, many ATEPs may have also created their own...
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