4 credit hours

Students will demonstrate strong integration and synthesis of classroom and laboratory learning experiences in the clinical setting under the supervision of an approved clinical instructor. Students will begin to demonstrate greater proficiency and a growing ability to manipulate, synthesize and generalize multiple concepts that influence athletic training practice efficacy. Students will demonstrate leadership, mentoring, and teaching skills through direct interactions with clinical faculty, first year clinical students, and other healthcare team members. Students will demonstrate greater self-directed learning, and inter-disciplinary problem-solving skills. Students will complete their portfolio of year 1 and year 2 clinical education experiences and present it to fellow students, faculty, and community members. This represents a 40 hour/week clinical education experience in an area of special interest to the athletic training student.