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What kind of educational preparation is required for licensure as an athletic trainer?

April 26, 2017athletic educational licensure trainer

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What kind of educational preparation is required for licensure as an athletic trainer?

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Licensed athletic trainers must be graduates of a college or university program of academic education and clinical training as athletic trainers. Such programs must be approved by the National Athletic Trainer’s Association or accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs, Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training. Required courses include: Prevention of Athletic Injuries/Illnesses; Evaluation of Athletic Injuries/Illnesses; Therapeutic Modalities; Therapeutic Exercise; Administration of Athletic Training Programs; Human Anatomy; Human Physiology; Exercise Physiology; Kinesiology/Biomechanics; Nutrition; Psychology; Personal/Community Health; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; and Red Cross First Aid Certificate or Emergency Medical Technician certificate.