Emergency & Primary Care in Athletic Training Practice Certificate
Program Highlights
Stay Up-To-Date with Changes in AT Education
Earn BOC Continuing Education Units
Bridge Into Our MSHS or PhD Programs
Designed for the Working Athletic Trainer
Curriculum
Changes in AT Practice
With the recent changes within the CAATE Educational Standards for athletic trainers and the most recent AT Practice Analysis, you need to match the skills of younger ATs entering the field with more training in emergency and primary care. Our certificate focuses on the changes in AT practice. You’ll take the following courses in the EPCAT program: Preventative Practices, Orthopedic Applications & Procedures, Emergency Procedures & Care, and, Biomedical Testing & Imaging.
Evidence-Based Emphasis
At RMU we believe in evidence-based practice and care. Our EPCAT certificate program is based on evidence; in each course you will learn the best, evidence-based techniques and procedures so that you can advance your practice as an AT. Our EPCAT certificate focuses on evidence-based, patient-centered care and advanced management.
Courses
Code
Course
Credits
RS 611Advanced Therapeutic Interventions3
This course will expose students to cutting-edge topics in rehabilitation clinical practice to develop an integrative approach to selecting appropriate evidence-based therapeutic interventions. Emphasis will be placed on the therapeutic management of mild traumatic brain injury, cardiac conditions, and orthopedic injury. Students will analyze current research to examine evidence-based techniques, indications and contraindications, preventative measures, and operational protocols for interventions relative to progressing through healing and restoring normal function and a highly competitive state for physically active individuals. Treatment effectiveness, patient satisfaction, return to activity decision-making, and critical assessment of evidence concerning patient care will be emphasized.
Delivery Method: Online
Offered Winter Semester
ATH 610Advanced Emergency Applications & Care3
This course is designed to provide an intensive study of emergency care skills in ambulatory medicine with exposure to triaging and managing urgent and emergent medical procedures in catastrophic settings. Proper techniques for complex fractures and joint dislocations, application of specialty casting and splinting techniques, and interventions used during immobilization to address movement dysfunctions are addressed. The focus is on planning for, examining, and managing immediate, emergent, and acute situations, particularly for physically active individuals.
Delivery Method: Online
Offered Summer Semester
ATH 620Advanced Primary Care & Prevention3
This is an advanced course for students to take a deeper dive into common and uncommon diseases, disorders, illnesses, and other general medical conditions affecting the health of physically active individuals across the lifespan. Students will learn to recognize signs, symptoms, and predisposing factors of pathology along with appropriate interventions and establishing referral criteria. The focus is on appraising evidence on patient care, refining primary care clinical examination techniques, establishing evidence-based preventative measures, and optimizing appropriate referral decision-making.
Delivery Method: Online
Offered Fall Semester
Semester Dates
Summer 2024
Type
Date
Fall 2024
Type
Date
7-8-2024
Winter 2025
Type
Date
Clinical Rotation Requirements including required vaccinations: Admitted students to Rocky Mountain University who will be completing a clinical rotation will receive vaccination forms regarding required vaccinations. Not all vaccinations or proof of immunity are required at the beginning of the program but will be prior to the first clinical rotation. The University allows for vaccination exemptions and more information about the University’s position on vaccination can be reviewed at https://rm.edu/vaccination-statement/
RMU requires the following items prior to starting any clinical rotations (these are subject to change depending upon public health concerns and specific clinic requirements):
- MMR
- Varicella
- Hepatitis B
- TB
- Tdap
- Annual Influenza
- COVID 19
- HIPAA certification
- OSHA certification
- CPR certification
Faculty
Jennifer Austin
PhD, LAT, ATC, GTS
Program Director, EPCAT Certificate Program
Tuition & Fees
$450
$4,050
University Resource Fee
$39 per credit (Up to 15 credits per semester)
$0
Cost of Attendance
Financial Aid
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