– PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY. 9.01 Continuous professional development is a hallmark of professional practice. As self-regulating professionals, the employees recognize the importance of ongoing learning and the maintenance of competence in a dynamic practice environment. The parties agree that professional development includes a diverse range of activities, including but not limited to formal academic programs; short-term continuing education activities; certification programs; independent learning and committee participation. The parties recognize their joint responsibility in and commitment to active participation in the area of professional development.
– PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSIBILITY. The clinical competencies will be completed during didactic courses and clinical experience courses throughout the entire program. Clinical experiences are obtained in a variety of settings, including Waynesburg University’s Athletic Training Clinic and other off-campus affiliated settings. Clinical education experiences are assigned based on the Athletic Training Student progression through three specific phases: Beginner (1st year, Fall Semester), Pre-professional student (1st year, Spring Semester), and Professional student (2nd year, Fall and Spring Semesters). Beginner students will be assigned clinical hours by the CCE to allow the students the opportunity to gain a diverse understanding of the profession. The beginner level students will be required to adhere to the CCE’s plan of progression in order to efficiently and effectively utilize skills learned in the didactic courses. The Pre-professional level students continue to build from the beginner level phase. However, the pre-professional level students will now have more knowledge and skill development to provide more hands-on experiences. The professional level students are assigned to clinical immersion education experiences that alignment with specific criteria set forth by CAATE as well as the student’s interest. The Athletic Training Student will have the opportunity to request clinical experiences; however, discretion will be used by the CCE to keep the Athletic Training Student on track to graduate. Students are required to become a student NATA member at the start of the MSAT program. This will enable the student to document his/her clinical hours, on ATRACK, for the purpose of tracking the amount of time spent during their educational experiences and completing clinical proficiencies. The Athletic Training Student will document only supervised (by Preceptor’s) clinical education hours. The CCE has developed a strategy to monitor clinical hours throughout each semester to ensure students are correctly progressing through the clinical required experiences. If the student has difficulty completing course work or studying for classes, the Athletic Training Student should discuss this with the Preceptor and modify a clinical experience schedule as necessary. Communication with the Preceptor during any clinical experience is necessary to allow for a beneficial educational experience for the student.
