Athletic Training Mission Statement
The Erskine College Athletic Training Education Program exists to provide the opportunity for athletic training students to prepare for a career as a certified athletic trainer. This is accomplished through providing an environment that emphasizes quality learning through extensive didactic and clinical experiences, enabling athletic training students to integrate knowledge and moral values in preparation for a life of service to God, society, and the athletic training profession. Through these experiences, the student will be prepared to complete the national certification examination and become competent entry level professionals
The Athletic Training Profession
"An athletic trainer is a qualified allied health care professional educated and experienced in the management of health care problems associated with sports participation. In cooperation with physicians and other allied health care personnel, the athletic trainer functions as an integral member of the athletic care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional sports programs, sports medicine clinics, and other athletic health care settings. The athletic trainer functions in cooperation with medical personnel, athletic administrators, coaches, and parents in the development and coordination of efficient and responsive athletic health care delivery systems. The athletic trainer's professional preparation is directed toward the development of specified competencies in the following domains: prevention, recognition and evaluation, management and treatment disposition, rehabilitation, organization and administration, and education and counseling. Through a combination of formal classroom instruction, clinical education, and field experience, the athletic trainer is prepared to apply a wide variety of specific health care skill and knowledge within each of the domains." (CAATE Standards and Guidelines - Athletic Trainer)
For more Information Contact:
Athletic Training Program
athletictraining@erskine.edu
Fax: 864.379.2197