ATRN 7150 - Clinical Scholarship in Athletic Training

3 Credit Hours

The course aims to enhance the athletic trainer’s ability to become proficient consumers of available evidence and understand their role as a clinician scientist in support of practice-based research. Contemporary clinical practice requires athletic trainers to not only be consumers of the best available evidence but also contribute to the profession through scholarly activity. The course will cover advanced topics related to the evidence-based practice process, framing clinical questions to enhance clinical decision-making, the clinician-scientist model, clinician-researcher partnerships, and practice-based research networks. Course objectives will be achieved through personalized learning pathways, readings, multimedia presentations, reflections, and individual concept application assignments.