“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