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The key to success in the Upper Iowa University Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) is hands-on experience, complemented by the variety and strong academic content of coursework offered. Athletic Training Students (ATS) are involved in preventing and caring for injuries, record keeping, rehabilitating and conditioning athletes, as well as fitting and maintaining protective athletic equipment.

ATS have an opportunity to work with NCAA Division II men's and women's intercollegiate athletics. Upon acceptance into the program, the ATS is placed into a clinical experience rotation. During these clinical experiences, the students will be assigned to either an approved clinical instructor (ACI) or a clinical instructor (CI), who will provide them a variety of educational experiences. Clinical assignments may be either on or off campus.

The students are exposed to many aspects of organization and administration of the ATEP while utilizing the Certified Athletic Training Staff as a resource. This wide range of experience enhances the total development of each student's skills.

Mission Statement

The primary mission of the Athletic Training Education Program at Upper Iowa University is to prepare qualified students for entry-level positions in the field of athletic training through the use of formal education and clinical experiences with a devoted faculty/staff leading the way.

• The comprehensive formal education is intended to instruct students in the prevention, recognition, management, treatment, and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
• The clinical experience portion of the Athletic Training Education Program is designed to give students the opportunities to explore the principles of professional practice, develop critical judgment and problem solving skills, and acquire additional knowledge through student-directed research, off-campus internships, and experience working with other allied healthcare professionals.
• The clinical instructors are dedicated to educating the students according to the objectives of the Athletic Training Education Program and the Clinical Proficiencies.

Program Goals and Objectives

1. To provide the students the opportunity to become competent in all of the athletic training proficiencies.
2. To provide quality instruction that utilizes state of the art resources and technology as well as participating allied health professionals.
3. To provide experiences that encourages critical thinking and problem solving.
4. To promote professionalism through student membership in state, district, and national athletic training organizations.
5. To provide the students with diverse clinical experiences that will prepare them for current employment trends in athletic training.
6. To prepare the students to pass the NATA Certification Examination.
7. To aid the student in obtaining employment or admission into graduate school upon graduation.

For more information on the Athletic Training Education Program at Upper Iowa, email Angela Leete at leetea@uiu.edu