This page is for Southern Miss ATEP Clinical Instructors and ACI (Instructors).

(Standard IIA1b,f, Education Council Guidelines for Clinical Education, NATA 2004) "Clinical education represents the athletic training students' formal acquisition, practice, and ACI evaluation of the Entry-level Athletic Training Clinical Proficiencies through classroom, laboratory, and clinical education experiences under the direct supervision of an ACI or a clinical instructor. Formal evaluation of the application and integration of clinical proficiencies are completed by an ACI and may be in conjunction with additional clinical instructors. Related to clinical education is field experience, in which students have the opportunity to practice clinical proficiencies under the supervision of a clinical instructor. Clinical education shall occur in a minimum period of two academic years (4 semesters, 6 quarters, or 6 trimesters) and be associated with course credit. Courses shall include academic syllabi that includes measurable educational objectives and specific clinical proficiency outcomes that can be documented over time. Synonyms: Supervised clinical practice, clinical education experience"

CAATE Standards for Clinical Education (Section J of CAATE Standards)

J1. The athletic training curriculum must include provision for clinical experiences under the direct supervision of a qualified ACI or CI in an appropriate clinical setting.

J1.1. ACI or CI must be physically present and have the ability to intervene on behalf of the athletic training student to provide on-going and consistent education.

J1.2. The ACI or CI must consistently and physically interact with the athletic training student at the site of the clinical experience.

J1.3. There must be regular planned communication between the ATEP and the ACI or CI

J1.4. The number of students assigned to an ACI or CI in the clinical experience component must be of a ratio that will ensure effective education and should not exceed a ratio of eight students to an ACI or CI in the clinical setting.

J2. Clinical experiences must privide students with opportunities to intergrate cognitive, psychomotor skills/clinical proficiency, and affective competence/core values. While development of psychomotor skills/clinical proficiency must represent a significant focus of clinical experience, opportunties also must be provided for the development synthesis, and demonstration of cognitive competency (i.e., learning over time) and professional behavior.

J3. Clinical experiences must be contained in individual courses that are completed over a minimum of two academic years.

J3.1. Course credit must be consistent with institutional policy or institutional practice.

J3.2. Courses must include objective criteria for successful completion.

J3.3. There must be opportunties for students to gain clinical experiences associated with a variety of different populations including genders, varying levels of risk, protective equipment (to minimally include helmets and shoulder pads), and medical experiencies that address the continuum of care that would prepare a student to function in a variety of settings and meet the domains of practice delineated for a certified athletic trainer in the profession

J3.4 Student clinical experiences must be conducted in such a way to allow the ATEP faculty/staff to regularly and fequently evaluate student progress and learning, as well as the effectiveness of the experience.

J3.5 The students' clinical experience requirements must be carefully monitored.

J3.51 The length of clinical experiences should be consistent with other comparable academic programs requiring a clinical or supervised practice component. Such policies must be consistent with federal or state student work-study guidelines as applicable to the campus setting.

J3.52 consieration must be given to allow students comparable relief (days off) from clinical experiences during the academic year as compared to other student academic and student activities offered by the institution.

J4. The clinical experience must allow students opportunities to practice with different patient populations and in different athletic or allied health care settings.

J5 All clinical education sites where students are gaining clinical experience must be evaluated by the ATEP on an annual and planned basis.

J6. At least one year of the student's clinical experience must occur under the direct supervision of an ACI or CI who is an ATC.

Clinical Instructors and ACI's should use the following text "CLINICAL SKILLS DOCUMENTATION GUIDE FOR ATHELTIC TRAINING" by Amato, Hawkins and Cole in recording students progression.


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last modified: 2-14-2008 | Questions or Comments?

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