East Stroudsburg University has a national reputation for athletic training education, a status built primarily upon the professional contributions of our graduates and a tradition which is proudly represented nationwide in high schools, colleges, universities, sports medicine clinics and professional sports teams. The Department of Athletic Training at East Stroudsburg University offers a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Athletic Training.
This course of study affords maximum emphasis in the development of the knowledge and skills essential to the current practice of athletic training. Successful completion of the Athletic Training Education Program leads to candidacy for the BOC certification examination and prepares the candidate for the "sports medicine team" approach to allied health care. The program is well established, having been nationally approved or accredited since 1975.
Athletic Training is an exciting allied health field which places the athletic trainer in a position of substantial challenge and responsibility. With the competencies and skills developed through education and experience, a certified athletic trainer is in a unique position. He/she coordinates the athletic health care delivery system and makes it function smoothly. The athletic trainer directly provides athletic training services including injury prevention, injury evaluation, medical referral, emergency and follow-up care, and injury rehabilitation.
The expectations of today's athletic trainer are varied and complex. The care of the physically active must be entrusted only to those who have adequate preparation. Outside agencies at both the state and national levels have provided mandates for athletic training education programs such as ours. Accordingly, the Department of Athletic Training and the entire Warrior sports medicine staff is committed to excellence. Our basic objectives are to provide the student with a body of knowledge and a repertoire of practical skills which not only meet, but exceed, the state and national standards.
The Athletic Training Education Program is housed within the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance. For decades, this school has enjoyed a position of national prominence and recognition. In large part, the success of this and other programs within the School is due to the strength of a faculty with professional expertise and genuine enthusiasm.
In Athletic Training, realize that your academic and laboratory experiences will include instruction from recognized experts in athletic training, exercise physiology, kinesiology and biomechanics, the psycho-social aspects of sport, management and administration, coaching, and medicine. In fact, the seven athletic trainers currently teaching in the ATEP bring over one hundred years of combined clinical experience in athletic training, sports medicine and physical therapy to the teaching/learning environment. Consider also that few institutions can provide a student with athletic training experience in a program which includes eighteen intercollegiate varsity sports for men and women and affiliation agreements with high schools, colleges and universities and sports medicine facilities within a short drive of the campus.
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If you need additional information or wish to arrange for a personal conference, call or write:
John Hauth, EdD, ATC Athletic Training Education Program, Chairperson Program Director Koehler Field House East Stroudsburg University East Stroudsburg , PA 18301 Office Phone: (570) 422- 3231 Additional information can be requested from the department office by emailing the department secretary Barbara Harrison at bharrison@po-box.esu.edu
For an application, contact the Office of Admissions at (570) 422-3542 or visit their Web page at http://www.esu.edu/admission/index.html
Financial Aid information is available at (570) 422- 3340.
The pages associated with the ESU Athletic Training Education Program were created by Prof. Harrison. All images and material within the site are copyrighted (1996-2006). Any comments or questions regarding this site should be directed to Prof. Harrison at kharrison@po-box.esu.edu.
Special thanks to Luis Vidal in Instructional Resources for his assistance with editing and tweaking of various page elements.
