Clinical Education Coordinator CLINICAL PRECEPTOR TUTORIAL Penn State Athletic Training Education Program Lauren C Kramer, PhD, ATC Program Director John L Vairo, PhD, ATC Clinical Education Coordinator
DEFINITIONS RELATED TO ACCREDITATION AND CLINICAL EDUCATION Primer DEFINITIONS RELATED TO ACCREDITATION AND CLINICAL EDUCATION
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Professional membership association of athletic trainers (ATs) that acts in the interest of its members Does not certify ATs Does not accredit athletic training education programs (ATEPs)
Organizations Influencing Entry-Level Athletic Training Education BOC Board of Certification CAATE Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education PEC Professional Education Committee
BOC Mission: To protect the public by identifying competent athletic training practitioners Devising credentialing examinations Monitoring of continuing education standards for ATs
CAATE Oversees accreditation of education programs in athletic training Establishes standards and guidelines for entry-level ATEPs Standards: requirements Guidelines: examples for interpreting the standards
PEC Acts as a "clearinghouse" for educational policy, development and delivery for entry-level, graduate, specialty and continuing education. Establish competencies and proficiencies that ATEPs must teach and assess.