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One of the staples of the Masters of Athletic Training Program here at ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is the clinical education component that provides a wide array of clinical opportunities for students. Throughout your time in the program students have the opportunity to experience traditional settings such as Division 1 athletics and area high school athletic teams, to urgent care settings to non-traditional settings. All of which provides students a diverse background of clinical experiences when completing the program.
The offering of didactic course work and clinical education experiences simultaneously provide students the opportunity to learn a skill or a condition in a didactic course and see that case in a hands-on clinical experience the same day! We offer these opportunities in many clinical settings.
Acute and Urgent Care Setting

Following completion of the Emergency Management course our students participate in clinical experiences in the acute and urgent care setting. This may include both the pre-hospital and in-hospital emergency and urgent care settings. During the initial Practicum I course the students clinical experiences sometimes involve ride alongs with local fire department EMS which further offers the opportunity to experience first hand pre-hospital care by paramedics and EMS personnel.

Additionally, as part of Practicum I students may participate in clinicals at a local ER/trauma center which provides opportunities to see the content of Emergency Management course content implemented firsthand.

An additional strength of the Master of Athletic Training Program here at ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ is the strong relationship and partnership with our on campus athletic training staff and the D1 athletic programs. In the students first year (Fall and Spring terms) Marquette MAT students participate in clinical experiences within the Division I Big East athletic program and teams here on campus.

These opportunities occur across the board with all sports and are arranged with input from the students as to their desire of teams to work with. While the program is required to meet CAATE standards relative to clinical exposures, our Clinical Education Coordinator works with students to attempt to meet their interest as much as possible for your clinical experiences while preserving a vast variety of athlete and individual encounters.

In addition to the Division I traditional athletic setting, our program also partners with area high schools and local Division 3 colleges and universities for clinical experiences. While ÌÇÐÄviog¹Ù·½ÍøÕ¾ does not have football as part of its D1 athletic program, our MAT students gain experience working alongside preceptors on the sidelines for the Fall football season in these other school settings. While the main goal of this rotation is exposure to football, students work with all sports during the high school rotations. This exposes students to a diverse population of various sports, gender and injury backgrounds.

The profession of athletic training continues to evolve beyond the traditional athletic setting. Opportunities beyond athletics, largely in the areas of the industrial setting, the physician setting, public safety, military and beyond continue to expand on a regular basis. Students in the Marquette Masters of Athletic Training Program are provided opportunities to experience these settings as part of the clinical education component. As part of the "non traditional" clinical rotations students are exposed to area clinical sites that include Quad Graphics, Amazon, Milwaukee Ballet as well as area physician offices, and other local non-traditional settings. This provides our students the ability to experience the profession of athetic training and the benefits of the athletic trainer skill set beyond the traditional athletic setting in ways that many students haven't even thought about!
(MAT full immersive "aerial view" of San Antonio-San Antonio Fire Department)From the skies above San Antonio in a fire department aerial to pediatric orthopedics, Marquette MAT students gain clinical experiences in a wide array of non-traditional settings. As the profession of athletic training continues to expand beyond traditional settings our program provides students clinical experiences in these non-traditional settings. In the Marquette MAT program our students gain clinical exposures at various non-traditional settings including the industrial setting, physician setting, public safety as well as sports performance facilities. These clinical experiences allow students to explore these growing settings to explore interest they may have in pursuing a career in athletic training beyond the traditional setting.
In addition to the regular clincial experiences each semester the Marquette program offers students two full immersive experience opportunites. The first is a "mini" full immersive with area high schools and D3 colleges experiencing the pre-season football the August of the second year in the program. This allows students the opportunity to work with their certified athletic trainer preceptor to prepare for the upcoming football and Fall sport seasons.
Lastly, students perform a full-time full-semester immersive clinical experience to finish the program. this allows students to drop into their area of interest and practice, study, and network for future jobs and skills while finishing their clinical requirements! From the hills above Camp Pendleton and the military setting, to high above San Antonio in the fire department aerial to the traditional athletic setting and the college baseball world series.


Our students final full immersive clinical experience can be and have been performed in a variety of settings. We have many opportunities lined up for you to jump into, and if we don't have your particular area of interest, we can work with you to find a way to make that happen!
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