Open AccessModel for Clinical Education in Athletic Training
Author(s) -
Jeff G. Seegmiller
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
the internet journal of allied health sciences and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1540-580X
DOI - 10.46743/1540-580x/2003.1007
Subject(s) - athletic training , curriculum , medical education , quality (philosophy) , health care , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , training (meteorology) , conceptual model , process (computing) , psychology , field (mathematics) , medicine , pedagogy , political science , computer science , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , database , law , operating system , mathematics , meteorology , pure mathematics
Clinical education is an intrinsic part of most allied health educational programs. However, conceptual models differ as to what constitutes quality for clinical experiences. As a relatively new allied health care field, athletic training education is adapting in order to meet the needs of a changing health care environment. Recent initiatives for clinical education mark the change from a quantitative (hours of exposure) approach, to one emphasizing quality (mastery over time). However, in this transition from field-based to curriculum emphasis, the coherence between different aspects of the educational process have weakened. This paper presents a background of clinical education in athletic training and presents a model for allied health education that offers distinct didactic, clinical, and field experience components.