The goal of clinical education is to prepare students to enter the athletic training profession as a well-rounded, practicing clinician. Students achieve this goal by moving through several phases during their clinical education. Students are supervised during their clinical education by you – the preceptor – to provide increasing levels of responsibility with real patients. By participating in this practice, students develop professional behaviors and prepare for their future independent, clinical pracitce.ย
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Phase 1
Emerging clinical skills and knowledge
Phase 2
Developing clinical skills and knowledge
Phase 3
Demonstrating proficient clinical skills and knowledge
Phase 4
Mastery of clinical skills and knowledge
Phase 5
Student is ready to enter the athletic training profession as a practicing clinician
