CLINICAL SCHOLARSHIP IN ATHLETIC TRAINING
Develops understanding of the athletic trainer as an evidence-guided clinical scholar. Designed as a companion to an immersive clinical experience that allows examination of the elements of clinical scholarship in the practice of athletic training. Emphasis on understanding how patient-centered care is improved through best practices and the utilization of practice-based research tools.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: KINES 656 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the unique roles of clinicians and patients in the collection of practice-based information for the purpose of patient-centered care and shared decision-making. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop appropriate clinical questions that can be best addressed at the point of care using PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) style questions. Audience: Graduate 3. Assess an athletic training clinical environment for the purpose of developing data collection strategies during normal point-of-care encounters to improve best practices. Audience: Graduate 4. Assess clinical practices that require unlearning strategies in the interest of up-to-date patient-centered care. Audience: Graduate 5. Understand how participation in practice-based research networks can advance athletic training research and patient care efforts. Audience: Graduate 6. Appraise point-of-care technology (e.g., electronic medical records) to enhance the collection of practice-based data. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify the unique roles of clinicians and patients in the collection of practice-based information for the purpose of patient-centered care and shared decision-making. Audience: Graduate 2. Develop appropriate clinical questions that can be best addressed at the point of care using PICO (Patient, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome) style questions. Audience: Graduate 3. Assess an athletic training clinical environment for the purpose of developing data collection strategies during normal point-of-care encounters to improve best practices. Audience: Graduate 4. Assess clinical practices that require unlearning strategies in the interest of up-to-date patient-centered care. Audience: Graduate 5. Understand how participation in practice-based research networks can advance athletic training research and patient care efforts. Audience: Graduate 6. Appraise point-of-care technology (e.g., electronic medical records) to enhance the collection of practice-based data. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027