Learning Outcomes

Upon graduation and entry into the field of athletic training, the individual:

1. Will possess the knowledge and skills of an entry-level athletic trainer in the six practice domains of athletic training set forth by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Board of Certification: Prevention of Injuries; Recognition, Evaluation & Assessment of Injuries; Immediate Care of Injuries; Treatment, Rehabilitation & Reconditioning of Injuries; Organization & Administration; and Professional Development & Responsibility.
2. Will have experience with multiple athletic training and health care settings including interactions with health care providers from various disciplines.
3. Will be able to think critically to effectively solve problems in a variety of dynamic athletic training environments.
4. Will understand the importance and process of becoming life-long learners in order to contribute to the field of athletic training.
5. Will be an effective communicator among health care providers, administrators, coaches, athletes, family, and community in their delivery of athletictraining.
6. Will practice with professionalism and integrity and adhere to the professional code of ethics outlined by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
   

Curriculum

• The Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
• Students are educated to work with active populations in a variety of settings including, but not limited to, secondary schools, colleges, professional sports programs, sports medicine clinics, prevention and wellness settings, and
  industrial settings.
• The program utilizes a variety of individuals, including academic and clinical athletic trainers; basic behavioral and social scientists, other allied health care professionals, athletes and coaches, and the community.

Practicums, Capstones and Internships

• Athletic training students participate in a variety of health care practicum rotations, including attending orthopedic surgery, and working in area college and high school athletic training rooms, youth football programs, sports medicine clinics, industrial medicine clinics, and strength and conditioning/wellness settings. They also have the opportunity to meet with area professional sports athletic trainers.
• A capstone internship takes place the final semester of the senior year and offers a cumulative learning experience that helps prepare the student to become an entry-level athletic trainer.
• Recent Carroll practicum/capstone sites include, but are not limited to:
  • Orthopedic Associates of Wisconsin
  • High schools in Waukesha County
  • City of Waukesha emergency services
  • Waukesha Family Practice
  • Waukesha Memorial Hospital
  • Quad/Graphics
  • Froedtert Sports Medicine
  • Aurora Sports Medicine Institute
  • Athletic and Therapeutic Institute
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • University of Denver
  • University of Minnesota
  • Milwaukee Wave Soccer Club

Recent Graduate School Locations

Some Carroll students have chosen to pursue a master’s degree upon completing their education at Carroll. Some alumni have recently graduated from or are attending:

• Marshall University
• University of Minnesota
• Syracuse University
• Illinois State University
• Northern Illinois University
• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Equipment

• State-of-the-art athletic training equipment is easily accessible to undergraduate students.
• Equipment available includes video computer motion analysis, electromyographic telemetry system, portable force and pressure analysis system, and muscle strengthening and cardiovascular equipment, electrotherapy modality and hydrotherapy equipment.