The first athletic trainers appeared in the late 1800’s when James Robinson was hired by Harvard University and Michael C. Murphy who worked at the University of Pennsylvania as well as Yale (Wilson, 2010). Before athletic trainers, injured athletes were usually treated by team physicians or a coach whose job was specifically to treat the athletes. In 1914, Dr. Samuel E. Bilik, who many now consider to be the “father of athletic training”, was in school at the University of Illinois and by 1916 he published his first book called Athletic Training. Eventually, Bilik was able to bring together a small group of people to form the Eastern Athletic Trainers’ Association. Charles and Frank Cramer were two brothers from Kansas who formed the Cramer
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In 2015, 53 percent of athletic trainers in NATA were women compared to less than 1 percent in the 1970’s (Sitzler, 2015). NATA did not get their first female member until 1966 (Wilson, 2010). This woman was Dotty Cohen, who at the time, was a graduate student at Indiana University. Today, athletic trainers have jobs in many different areas. Some of these specific areas are in high schools, colleges, clinics, corporate or industrial settings, the government, the military, performing arts groups, professional sports teams, and the United States Olympic Committee. Athletic trainers work under licensed physicians and many times sees the patient from the initial injury all the way through the recovery process. The trainers are usually the first responders to an injury and may have to practice emergency medicine skills after assessing the situation. They need to have the ability to make a proper diagnosis at the time of the injury and decide if it is necessary for other medical professionals to be seen. Trainers may also be in charge of the rehab for the patients after the injury occurs (Wilson, 2010). The median annual salary for an athletic trainer is $43,598 (Salary.com, …show more content…
In order to do this, you must first earn an undergraduate degree in a science-related field. The pre-requisites needed in order to gain entrance into the Master of Science in Athletic training at Shenandoah University are six credits in English, six in Math, eight in Anatomy and Physiology, four credits in Biology, four credits of Chemistry, and a Humanity Elective (Shenandoah University 2017). A minimum of two of the following classes must also be taken, Biomechanics or Kinesiology, Physics I, Physics II, Chemistry II, Biochemistry, and Exercise Physiology. As well as at least four classes from the choice of Public Speaking, Developmental or Abnormal Psychology, Sociology, Computer Science, Nutrition, Human Growth and Development, Community Health, Introduction to Athletic Training, Ethics, and Measurement and Evaluation in Health Physical Education. After completing all of the pre-requisite courses you will begin the curriculum for the MSAT. In the summer of year one, the classes that you will take are Risk Management and Emergency Care for Athletes, Advanced Athletic Training Techniques, Functional Human Anatomy I, Therapeutic Exercise I, Pathology/Evaluation of Athletic Injury, and Therapeutic Modalities. In the fall of year one, the classes are Psychological Intervention/Referral in Athletic Training, Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training, Imaging in
In 2015, 53 percent of athletic trainers in NATA were women compared to less than 1 percent in the 1970’s (Sitzler, 2015). NATA did not get their first female member until 1966 (Wilson, 2010). This woman was Dotty Cohen, who at the time, was a graduate student at Indiana University. Today, athletic trainers have jobs in many different areas. Some of these specific areas are in high schools, colleges, clinics, corporate or industrial settings, the government, the military, performing arts groups, professional sports teams, and the United States Olympic Committee. Athletic trainers work under licensed physicians and many times sees the patient from the initial injury all the way through the recovery process. The trainers are usually the first responders to an injury and may have to practice emergency medicine skills after assessing the situation. They need to have the ability to make a proper diagnosis at the time of the injury and decide if it is necessary for other medical professionals to be seen. Trainers may also be in charge of the rehab for the patients after the injury occurs (Wilson, 2010). The median annual salary for an athletic trainer is $43,598 (Salary.com, …show more content…
In order to do this, you must first earn an undergraduate degree in a science-related field. The pre-requisites needed in order to gain entrance into the Master of Science in Athletic training at Shenandoah University are six credits in English, six in Math, eight in Anatomy and Physiology, four credits in Biology, four credits of Chemistry, and a Humanity Elective (Shenandoah University 2017). A minimum of two of the following classes must also be taken, Biomechanics or Kinesiology, Physics I, Physics II, Chemistry II, Biochemistry, and Exercise Physiology. As well as at least four classes from the choice of Public Speaking, Developmental or Abnormal Psychology, Sociology, Computer Science, Nutrition, Human Growth and Development, Community Health, Introduction to Athletic Training, Ethics, and Measurement and Evaluation in Health Physical Education. After completing all of the pre-requisite courses you will begin the curriculum for the MSAT. In the summer of year one, the classes that you will take are Risk Management and Emergency Care for Athletes, Advanced Athletic Training Techniques, Functional Human Anatomy I, Therapeutic Exercise I, Pathology/Evaluation of Athletic Injury, and Therapeutic Modalities. In the fall of year one, the classes are Psychological Intervention/Referral in Athletic Training, Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training, Imaging in