Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) announced the availability of a new online certificate – Emergency and Primary Care in Athletic Training Practice Certificate (EPCAT). Students and educators can apply now for the fall 2019 course.
The certificate is designed to provide certified athletic trainers with continuing education through streamlined, evidence-based curriculum in emergency/primary care skills, techniques, literature, and advanced management. The curriculum is based on changes within the CAATE Education Standards for athletic trainers and the most recent AT Practice Analysis.
“The coursework is devoted to creating advanced learning opportunities for practicing athletic training professionals,” said Malissa Martin, EdD, ATC, director of Athletic Training Programming and vice provost of Academic Affairs at RMUoHP. “The additional educator’s pathway provides opportunities for those who teach to create learning experiences utilizing certificate material for students, clients, or patients.”
The EPCAT certificate focuses on the following areas:
- Preventative practices
- Orthopedic Applications and Procedures
- Emergency Procedures and Care
- Biomedical Testing and Imaging
- Current Healthcare Technology Applications
Coursework includes an optional pathway for athletic training educators who wish to learn instructional designs, methods, delivery and assessment accumulation in focused lesson plans. Courses are instructed by practicing athletic training and other healthcare clinicians and educators with years of hybrid and online teaching experiences who are well known in their professions.
