Management and Professional Issues in Athletic Training

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Describe the responsibilities and roles of athletic trainers within the broader healthcare system, including the delivery and referral of services, regulatory influences, and professional conduct.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate strategic and business plans for athletic training programs, focusing on organizational needs, improvement, budgeting, and effective management.

• Demonstrate understanding and application of personnel management principles, including recruitment, selection, hiring, contracting, and evaluation of employees, physicians, and healthcare personnel.

• Design and manage safe, efficient clinical practice settings by creating risk management plans, ensuring compliance with privacy, security, infection control, and maintaining comprehensive medical records using contemporary management systems.

• Analyze and apply legal, regulatory, and financial concepts—including credentialing, insurance models, billing procedures, and professional standards—to athletic training practice, and demonstrate professional skills through the development of career materials and educational content.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Quizzes	5%
Group Discussions	10%
Formal Assessments with Peer Reviews	40%
Summative Assessments	10%
Final	35%

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Ray, Richard. Management Strategies in Athletic Training. 5th Edition. Human Kinetics, 2019.