The University of Charleston’s LLO’s and Mission Statement can fully be applied to my future career and my service learning project. The future profession I would like to pursue at the University of Charleston is Athletic Training. Within this field I am given many opportunities to apply these LLO’s. Whether it be in the classroom, the AT Clinic or on the field, I can use them. I think that having them now and applying them before I start my career, will greatly improve my chances of succeeding. When becoming apart of the athletic training community I have to have good citizenship skills. I will be given many opportunities to meet new people. Where ever I decided to become an athletic trainer my citizenship skills will help me fit into my new job. I have to become apart of the school and athletic community and make a name for myself so that I can succeed and move onto bigger opportunities. …show more content…
To move onto bigger opportunities, I have to first be good at being an Athletic Trainer and inquiring about a patient’s health.
Athletic Trainers have to ask a lot of questions on the job. To find out about the patient’s previous medical history and what is wrong with them now, I will have to ask questions. To get the responses that I need from my patients I will also need good communication skills. I will need to be able to confidently communicate with a patient as to what is going on with their body. Having good communication skills can also lead to good relationships with the patients. I want to have a bond with the patients I treat so that they will trust me with taking care of them. By asking the right questions I can help diagnose the patient and get them on the road to
recovery. Athletic Trainers have to do a lot of problem solving and to problem solve they have to be creative. Creativity is used a lot in the recovery process. By being creative in finding new and more effective ways of rehabilitating my patients I can make it to where they wouldn’t mind having to go through rehabilitation after an injury. If a patient enjoys their rehabilitation they are more likely to continue to do it and recover faster. Creativity can also help with critical thinking and developing a diagnosis for a patient. I am going to have to evaluate the patient and analyze what is wrong with them. By asking patients about their medical history and about the injury, I will have to take that information and use my creativity to put it into many different perspectives to help form a diagnosis. Athletic Trainers also have to be very ethical when making a diagnosis and choosing a treatment for a patient. I always have to do what is right for the patient no matter how much there could be riding against my opinion. I have to follow the rules or someone could really get hurt and I would be the one to blame. I didn’t follow a code of ethics and let an athlete practice when they weren’t fully recovered and now they are more injured than they were before. Even though making the ethical decision is hard it is important to do the right thing for the better of the patient. For my service learning project, I would like to start a project that aims to give back to the community. Using the University of Charleston’s mission statement as a guide line to base my project on I will get involved in the community by starting a donation drive for old or un-used sports equipment. What I would like to do with this drive is have people from around the area and from the school donate the sports equipment that they do not use anymore to this drive and then take what is gathered, clean it off and give it back to schools and organizations that can’t afford the sport equipment. The University of Charleston is made up of mostly athletes so I believe that this is something that a lot of the campus can get involved in.
For this project, the certified athletic trainer who I have shadowed for almost eight hours in just one day is Candace O'Bryan, currently the athletic trainer at Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron. Candace has worked at Hoban now entering her third year at the high school. She works alone as a trainer there but works along side one team doctor who is at every game, and the other one being a neurosurgeon but is just a parent helping out.
Due to the increase of popularity of the interscholastic athletic activities on the past few years, several researches process, recommendation, and manuals have been developed by diverse organizations such as the American college of sports medicine, and the national athletic trainer association. These organizations and their members have been working extensively to develop awareness over the importance of providing high quality medical service which can improve the medical outcome of the patient. At the same time, these organization developed regulations to standardize the medical service offered by the sport medicine team; especially by athletic trainers.
The National Hockey League or NHL is a professional ice hockey league consisting of 30 teams with 23 teams located in the U.S and 7 teams currently operating in Canada. It is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world with its current headquarters in New York City (Marsh). The purpose of the NHL can be seen through its mission statements and core values. The Constitution of the National Hockey League states that the purpose of the NHL is to “perpetuate hockey as one of the national games of the United States and Canada” (NHL Constitution). Additionally, the Constitution of the NHL outlines the leagues ability to arbitrate and settle disputes between clubs and players and governs the conduct of play between teams in order to assure a high standard of skill, fair play and integrity NHL Constitution).
Athletic training career is one of the careers in healthcare that requires hard work, dedication, and patience. It is competitive and because of that, it requires extensive schooling. Most jobs in athletic training field requires a bachelor degree from an accredited program but having a masters degree or a doctorate degree from an accredited program increases one’s chance of getting a better job or qualifying for an affluent position in one’s company. One has to pass the rigorous board exam as well in order to be a certified athletic trainer. Athletic trainer’s job setting varies. Some athletic trainers work in the hospitals, some in colleges and universities, some work in occupational industries, and some work in professional sports. Employment, pay, and benefits is based on one’s experience and qualifications.
Both on an off the field, my enthusiasm and motivation to obtain a goal is a trait that I am very proud of. I have faced many tasks where a leader had needed to step up and I am always willing to do so. I am also willing to get help when I need it. If I can’t complete a task by myself I do not mind asking a classmate, teammate, friend or a teacher for guidance. By bringing that openness and leadership to University of Charleston’s Athletic Training Program I believe that I can also attribute to the University of Charleston’s Mission Statement “to educate each student for a life of productive work, enlightened living, and community involvement.” By bettering the Athletic Training community by providing care to our Athletes I believe that I will be a great addition to the Athletic Training
Being and athletic trainer is a great and hardworking career. That involves meeting new people, dealing with different challenge each day, Also it has moderate schooling. Meeting new people is one of the many ways being an athletic trainer is very rewarding. One of the many examples is assisting and caring others. Why is because no one is going to come to athletic trainer if they are not going to assisted them or care for them.
To satisfy my curiosity and gain a broad understanding of athletic training, I chose to interview my boss, Pete Stevens. Pete is employed by Physiotherapy Associates, a nationwide corporation that specializes in physical/occupational therapy, athletic training, and fitness/sports training. He has worked there for three years. He is currently the Head Athletic Trainer for The Arizona Rattlers. Pete received his undergraduate degree in Athletic Training at Boise State University in Idaho, followed by a graduate degree in Recreation from Arizona State University. He is currently considering additional education to become a Physician’s Assistant.
I want to become an athletic trainer after high school. An athletic trainer helps athletes take care of their body. I've been an athlete my entire life. I have also been hurt many times and I know the importance of an athletic trainer. It is important to understand the education or training requirements, skills or talents needed, salary and benefits offered and the duties for a particular career when making this decision.
Teamwork, patience, leadership, problem solving, and overcoming adversity refined and perfected my college athlete experience and I am excited to apply these themes to my potential next chapter in the medical profession! Doctors and athletes deal with many of the same day to day obstacles and both need to “read the defense” to decide on the best response. One must be able to deal with the heartbreak of a failure, whether that is a missed last second shot or an unsuccessful surgery, and still wake up the next day with the confidence to know that next time you will
Athletic Trainers play a crucial part in today’s professional sports. They also help on lower levels of sports in high school, and college level teams. The job of an athletic trainer is simple yet very important, they are charged with treating, and preventing injuries. A trainer does this by developing therapies to reduce pain, and improve mobility (“Athletic Trainer Salaries”). They have to stand for long periods of time, work well with athletes of different sizes, move or carry equipment around, good mobility and communication skills to give instructions (“Athletic Trainer, Healthcare Program”). These trainers serve as a crucial part of an athlete getting back into their sport. Athletic trainers usually work under the direction of a physician, so they are like the Doctor’s healing hands in action.
them. If I can improve these skills, my patients will benefit as I aim to improve the standard
APTA vision statement for physical therapy “transforming society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience” is an important factor contributing to the quality of life for people. Even though people will vary in their range of motion, as a physical therapist it would be my job to help promote the movement system so each individual can achieve their full potential. Personally observing my friend go a physical therapist to gain movement that allowed her to have more experiences inspired me to become a physical therapist. Experiencing the joy she had from being able to achieve movement that she thought was impossible helped me to realize the kind of physical therapist I wanted to be.
Athletic trainers play a very important part of sports. I learned that this job can lead their teams in exercises and stretches. I found that being an athletic trainer means that once you commit to a team sport, you are a part of them. A sports trainer helps the team fight injuries and illnesses. If a player falls, the trainer is there to pick them up. They are practically the backbone of the sport. I wouldn’t recommend this job to other people because it doesn’t make a lot of money and you have to drop everything to go to the games, practices, etc. To be an athletic trainer, you have to be dedicated and you have to truly love this job.
Being able to have worked with numerous patient with a variety of diagnosis help me learn more about how to time manage and develop communication skill. Learning hands on was a great experience to gather information from patients and the physical therapist (PT)/ Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA). When assisting patients through their workout, I was able analyze man of the muscle that were be used and became more focus on the form and movement. Watching the PT and PTA come up with exercises of their own shows the there have to be a lot creative thinking which I have gained along the way. For the first time I actually experience the use of resistance bands and how effective they are compare to free weights and machines.
Whether it was soccer, wrestling, or American football, sports and injury have come hand in hand throughout my sporting career. In high school, wanting to know what ligaments, bones, and muscles were being treated, I joined the student medical training program at my high school, and quickly got involved as an athletic trainer. As a student athletic trainer, I had the opportunity to assist in injury rehabilitation routines such as ice/heat contrast therapy and band exercises, conduct preventative taping for athletes, and act as a first-aider at sporting events.