Students will understand the role of athletic trainer as a healthcare provider within an ever-changing healthcare system.
Objective
Pre-Professional Athletic Training Content Knowledge
Students will understand the role of athletic trainer as a healthcare provider within an ever-changing healthcare system.
Indicator
Comprehensive Exam
Students seeking admission into the Athletic Training Program are required to take ATTR 2300 Introduction to Athletic Training. The comprehensive exam in ATTR 2300 will require students to demonstrate their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a professional athletic trainer.
Criterion
Comprehensive Exam
Students enrolled in ATTR 2300 must score a 75% or higher on their comprehensive exam to demonstrate their understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a professional athletic trainer.
Finding
Comprehensive Exams Results
Outcome 2014-2015: Four students were enrolled in ATTR 2300 during the spring 2015 semester. Three out of four students completed the comprehensive exam with a score of 75% or higher. All students completed the comprehensive exam with a score of 70% or higher.
Action
Comprehensive Exams Action
Since the N was low for this first group of students, additional data will need to be collected to determine if the criteria is meeting the intended goal for the program.
Goal
Foundational Knowledge In Human Movement And Exercise
Students will demonstrate foundational knowledge in human movement and exercise which promotes health and quality patient care.
Objective
Foundational Content Knowledge
Students will demonstrate foundational knowledge in human movement and exercise which promotes health and quality patient care.
Indicator
Foundational Content Knowledge
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training Program are required to enroll in KINE 3362 Functional Kinesiology, which is developed by Exercise Science faculty. The comprehensive final exam in KINE 3362 will require students to demonstrate knowledge in the areas of human movement and exercise.
Criterion
Foundational Knowledge In Human Movement And Exercise
Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training students enrolled in KINE 3362 must score a 75% or higher on their comprehensive final exam to demonstrate foundational knowledge in human movement and exercise.
Finding
Foundational Content Knowledge Results
Outcome 2014-2015: During the 2014-2015 academic year, there were zero students with a declared Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training who enrolled in KINE 3362. As we are a new program, we expect to see enrollment in KINE 3362 increase during the next reporting cycle.
Action
Foundational Content Knowledge Action
Students have been receiving specific advising from the Athletic Training Program Coordiantor, which should assist with student enrollment in KINE 3362. Additional data from the KINE 3362 final exam will be needed to evaluate student performance.
Goal
Evidence-Based Decision Making
Students will demonstrate the ability to make patient-centered healthcare decisions using evidence-based practice
Objective
Evidence-Based Decision Making
Students will demonstrate the ability to make patient-centered healthcare decisions using evidence-based practice.
KPI
Clinical Experience Student Evaluation
Athletic Training Students enrolled in Clinical Experience courses will be evaluated by Clinical Preceptors on professional behaviors exhibited in the clinical setting using Likert scale items. Student’s ability to make patient-centered healthcare decisions using evidence-based practice will be evaluated at the end of each Clinical Experience course.
Result
Clinical Experience Student Evaluation
Athletic Training Students enrolled in Clinical Experience courses must be evaluated by their Clinical Preceptor in the area of Evidence-Based Practice at a level of 3/5 or higher on all evidence-based practice items indicating that the attribute is successfully demonstrated 70-80% of the time during the student’s clinical experience.
Result
Student Evaluation Results (No Data Currently)
Outcome 2014-2015: The Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training Program will accept the first cohort of students in fall 2015 which will be the first semester of Clinical Experience courses for students in the program. There is no data to report for the 2014-2015 year.
Action
Clinical Experience Student Evaluation Action
The enrollment of the first cohort in 2015-2016 will produce data for these criteria.
Goal
Professional Behaviors
Students will exhibit professional behaviors required for professional practice in athletic training across a variety of healthcare settings.
Objective
Professional Behaviors
Students will exhibit professional behaviors required for professional practice in athletic training across a variety of healthcare settings.
KPI
Clinical Experience Student Evaluation Result
Athletic Training Students enrolled in Clinical Experience courses will be evaluated by Clinical Preceptors on professional behaviors exhibited in the clinical setting using Likert scale items. Student’s ability to exhibit professional behaviors for professional practice in athletic training will be evaluated at the end of each Clinical Experience course.
Result
Clinical Experience Student Evaluation Result
Athletic Training Students enrolled in Clinical Experience courses must be evaluated by their Clinical Preceptor in the area of professional behaviors at a mean score of 4/5 or higher on the professional behavior items indicating that the attribute is successfully demonstrated 80-90% of the time during the student’s clinical experience.
Result
Porfessional Behaviors (no Data Currently)
Outcome 2014-2015: The Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training Program will accept the first cohort of students in fall 2015 which will be the first semester of Clinical Experience courses for students in the program. There is no data to report for the 2014-2015 year.