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Designing gross anatomy education for athletic training students: planning for a continuum of care
Author(s) -
Burrows Anne M,
Sammarone-Turocy Paula G
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.82.3
Subject(s) - gross anatomy , presentation (obstetrics) , medical education , accreditation , athletic training , curriculum , medicine , anatomy , psychology , pedagogy , surgery
Athletic trainers are employed in a wide range of clinical settings from rehabilitation clinics to professional sports teams. To address this broad continuum of care, they must be knowledgeable in not only the anatomy of the extremities and spine, but also the body cavities. Providing for this breadth of information within singular courses presents a challenge for faculty members charged with designing and delivering gross anatomy courses. Another important consideration is that most gross anatomy courses are taught at the graduate level, but 93% of the over 350 accredited athletic training education programs are still at the undergraduate level. While all athletic training curricula require some form of anatomy education, only a small minority of them offer human anatomy courses with full cadaveric dissection. Most programs either use prosected specimens, day visits to medical school anatomy labs, or no cadaveric experience at all. This presentation focuses on identifying the challenges associated with educating athletic training students, as well as strategies that faculty members can use to address those challenges.