The College of Mount St. Joseph offers an athletic training major through the Department of Health Sciences. The Mount has developed its program to instruct students in the theory and science of athletic training and in the art of its application. Students in this area gain a thorough understanding of injuries and their prevention, recognition, management, treatment, and rehabilitation. The athletic trainer plays a unique and important role in today's changing health care system.
Athletic trainers provide medical support and expert health care for physically active individuals.
Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association as an allied health care profession. As part of a complete health care team, the athletic trainer works under the direction of a licensed physician and in cooperation with other health care professionals, athletic administrators, coaches, athletes, and parents. The athletic trainer gets to know each athlete individually and can therefore treat the athlete's injury with an holistic approach. Candidacy status does not guarantee eventual accreditation nor is it an accreditation status. The major is currently structured to satisfy the internship requirements for certification examination eligibility set forth by the NATA Board of Certification.