L.ATR 601 - Clinical Experience I

Credits: 4

Clinical education practical hours in an athletic training setting for the athletic training student are a large component of this course. Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of athletic training settings including but not limited to a variety of sports at the collegiate or high school level, Dubuque Fighting Saints Hockey, Paramount Ambulance, Unity Point Finley Hospital, Dubuque Orthopaedic surgeons, and Medical Associates Clinic. Athletic Training Students are to adhere to all Loras MAT policies concerning clinical education assignments and expectations. These policies can be located in the Loras MAT Student Handbook. Students will meet once a week during this Clinical Experience to review clinical progress, and practice clinical skills. This Clinical Experience will focus on emergency care, Pre- participation exams, Concussion baseline testing, advanced care and prevention of athletic injury & illness skills, evaluation of lower extremity, evidence-based practice, and surgical observations.

Prerequisite: L.ATR 570
Co-requisite: None

Restrictions: Admission to MAT Program; Graduate Students Only