Athletic Training

 

The Department of Health Sciences offers a CAATE (Commission for Accreditation in Athletic Training Education) accredited major in Athletic Training.

The Merrimack College Athletic Training program addresses the growing national need for enhanced care of the injuries and illnesses that impact and disrupt the daily lives of athletes and the physically active. The major in Athletic Training in the Department of Health Sciences provides interested students with theoretical and professional preparation in allied health care for athletes and physically active persons. The athletic training curriculum is designed to prepare students for the BOC certification examination, for competent clinical practice, and for entry into various and related professional and postgraduate programs of study in related healthcare fields. Specific educational guidelines, set forth by CAATE and the NATA Education Council impose restrictions on the number of students we can enroll in the program. This allied health preparation is designed to facilitate an academic foundation that will allow graduating students to seek professional certification, professional career opportunities in both the public and private sector, or to continue their education beyond Merrimack; objectives met through a combination of educational experiences incorporating related academic course work with supervised clinical training.

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RECENT ATHLETIC TRAINING NEWS:

• Carlson Finishes 3rd in District I Quiz Bowl; team finishes 5th in Nation
  
                                  

Senior Athletic Training Student Matt Carlson (Tewksbury MA) represented Merrimack College in the (EATA) Eastern Athletic Trainers Association Quiz Bowl held in Boston MA on January 9th. Matt competed against other athletic training students from New England in a jeopardy style format. Matt and two teamates from local schools represented District I at the National Athletic Trainers Association Symposium June 18th in San Antonio TX earning a 5th place finish overall.