Academic Plan
The Document that encompasses all aspects of the student’s classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences. Also known as the curriculum plan.
Affiliation Agreement
Formal, written document signed by administrative personnel, who have the authority to action behalf of the institution of affiliate, of the sponsoring institution and affiliated site. This agreement defines the roles and responsibilities of the host site, the affiliate, and the student.
Athletic Training Student/Professional Student
A student who is formally admitted into the athletic training program.
Clinical Education
The application of athletic training knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities on the actual patient base that is evaluated, and feedback provided by the preceptor.
Clinical Site
A physical area where clinical education occurs.
Comprehensive Assessment Plan
The process of identifying program outcomes, collecting relevant data, and analyzing those data, then making a judgment on the efficacy of the program in meeting its goals and objectives.
Course/Coursework
Courses involve classroom (didactic), laboratory, and clinical learning experience.
Degree
The award conferred by the college or university that indicates the level of education (baccalaureate or masters) that the student has successfully completed in athletic training.
Direct Patient Care
The application of athletic training knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities on an actual patient.
Emergency Action Plan
A venue-specific “Blueprint” used for the management of medical emergencies.
Faculty
An individual who has full faculty status, rights, responsibilities, privileges, and full college voting rights as defined by institution policy and that are consistent with similar positions at the institution necessary to provide appropriate program representation in institutional decisions. Additionally, faculty are defined as follows:
Core faculty –Administrative or teaching faculty devoted to the program that has full faculty status, rights, responsibilities, privileges, and full college voting rights as defined by the institution. This person is appointed to teach athletic training courses, advise, and mentor students in the AT program. At minimum, this must include the Program Director and one (1) additional faculty member. Core full-time faculty report to and are evaluated and assigned responsibilities exclusively by the administrator (Chair or Dean) of the academic unit in which the program is housed.
Associated faculty –Individual(s) with a split appointment between the program and another institutional entity (e.g., athletics or another institutional department). These faculty members are evaluated and assigned responsibilities by two different supervisors.
Adjunct faculty -Individual contracted to provide course instruction on a full-course or partial-course basis, but whose primary employment is elsewhere inside or outside the institution. Adjunct faculty may be paid or unpaid.
Fees
Institutional charges incurred by the student other than tuition and excluding room and board.
Goals
The primary or desired results needed to meet an outcome. These are usually larger and longer term
than objectives.
Health Care Professional
Athletic Trainer, Chiropractor, Dentist, Registered Dietician, Emergency Medical Technician, Nurse Practitioner, Nutritionist, Occupational Therapist, Optometrist, Orthotist, Paramedic, Pharmacist, Physical Therapist, Physician Assistant, Physician (MD/DO), Podiatrist, Prosthetist, Psychologist, Registered Nurse, or Social Worker. These individuals must hold a current credential to practice the discipline in the state and whose discipline provides direct patient care in a field that has direct relevancy to the practice and discipline of Athletic Training. These individuals may or may not hold formal appointments to the instructional faculty.
Infectious Disease
A disease caused by microorganisms entering the body. An infectious disease may or may not be contagious.
Laboratory
A setting where students practice skills on a simulated patient (i.e., role playing) in a controlled environment.
Medical Director
The physician who serves as a resource regarding the program's medical content. There is no requirement that the medical director participates in the clinical delivery of the program.
Objectives
Sub-goals required to meet the larger goal.
Outcome (Program)
The quantification of the program’s ability to meet its published mission. The outcome is generally formed by multiple goals and objectives.
Outcome Assessment Instruments
A collection of documents used to measure the program's progress towards meeting its published outcomes. Examples of outcomes assessment instruments include course evaluation forms, employer surveys, alumni surveys, student evaluation forms, preceptor evaluation forms, and so on.
Physician
A medical doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) who possesses the appropriate state licensure.
Preceptor
A certified/licensed professional who teaches and evaluates students in a clinical setting using an actual patient base.
Preprofessional Student
A student who is not formally admitted into the program. Preprofessional students may be required to participate in non-patient activities as described by the term Directed Observation Athletic Training.
Retention
Matriculating through the AT program culminating in graduation.
Secondary Selective Admissions Process
A formal admission process used for acceptance into the AT major following acceptance into the institution.
Technical Standards
The physical and mental skills and abilities of a student needed to fulfill the academic and clinical requirements of the program. The standards promote compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and must be reviewed by institutional legal counsel.