Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences, AS

1. Identify key foundational knowledge needed to transfer to and excel in a 4 year Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) athletic training, pre-physical therapy, or pre-occupational therapy programs.

2. Recognize requirements to sit for the National Strength and Conditioning Associations (NSCA) Certified Personal Trainer exam, the American College of Sports Medicines (ACSM) Certified Personal Trainer exam, or the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer while preparing students to transfer into 4 year exercise science or strength and conditioning programs.

3. Identify knowledge of prevention, management, and rehabilitation of injuries and begin to bridge the gap between classroom knowledge and clinical practice.

4. Develop evidence based critical thinking and problem solving skills and the application of them in clinical situations to optimize patient care.

5. Apply knowledge in the professional development standards of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitative Science professions.

6. Recognize sports medicine and rehabilitative professional practice standards and employment settings as well as the behavioral attitudes needed to excel in the clinical environment.

7. Apply effective communication skills among health care providers to begin to develop a patient centered focus.