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The Athletic Training Education Program at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is a rigorous and intense program that places specific requirements and demands on the students enrolled in the program. An objective of this program is to prepare graduates to enter a variety of employment settings and to render care to a wide spectrum of individuals engaged in physical activity. The technical standards establish the essential qualities considered necessary for students admitted to this program to achieve the knowledge, skills, and competencies of an entry-level athletic trainer, as well as meet the expectations of the accrediting agency of athletic training education (Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education {CAATE}) and state regulation. The following abilities and expectations must be attainable by all students admitted to the Athletic Training Education Program.

Compliance with the program's technical standards does not guarantee a student will successfully complete the program and meet degree requirements nor achieve a passing score on the BOC, Inc. (Board of Certification) exam.

The following abilities must be demonstrated for a student to participate in the educational program.

• Assimilate, analyze, and synthesize information; integrate concepts and problem solve; and formulate appropriate therapeutic judgments while distinguishing deviations from the norm.
• Read patient (athlete) charts, instructions related to the use of all equipment and supplies, and instrument panels and print outs generated by various pieces of equipment (i.e., isokinetic therapy equipment).
• Detect the presence of various bodily fluids, ascertain the presence of biological abnormalities according to visual cues (i.e., erythema {redness}), and differentiate various topical applications.
• Read, write, and communicate in the English language to facilitate effective communication including assessments and providing treatment information to patients (athletes), physicians, clinical staff, peers, and others charged with patient care functions. Candidates must also demonstrate the ability to communicate with individuals of diverse cultural and social origins and establish levels of rapport consistent with competent professional practice.
• Understand the normal speaking voice and discern instrument alert signals and timing devices.
• Demonstrate competency in areas including, but not limited to: emergency management (i.e. rescue breathing, CPR, and airway management) and first aid techniques (i.e. wound care, splinting, patient transportation); applying supportive devices (i.e. taping, bracing, wrapping, equipment fitting); assessing joint/extremity motion, strength, and stability; utilizing therapeutic modalities (i.e. ultrasound and muscle stimulation equipment); and passive/active-assisted mobility/strength restoring techniques while utilizing accepted guidelines. Candidates must use equipment and supplies accurately and safely during such circumstances.
• Traverse about on-campus and affiliated site clinical settings and render assistance to patients (athletes) acutely disabled on an athletic field or court.
• Problem solve, maintain composure, and react expediently yet effectively in emergency and other stressful circumstances. Must be able to recognize situations and then take appropriate steps. The student must be able to function effectively.
• Demonstrate the perseverance, diligence, and commitment to complete the athletic training education program as outlined and sequenced. This will include experiences beyond the confines of the UW Oshkosh campus for which the student must provide their own transportation.

Candidates for selection to the athletic training education program will be required to verify they understand and meet these technical standards or that they believe that, with certain accommodations, they can meet the standards.

The program will consider requests for reasonable accommodations by any qualified student with a disability.

Please sign one (A or B) of the below

A. I certify that I have read and understand the technical standards for the program, and that I am able to meet these technical standards.

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B. I certify that I have read and understand the technical standards for the program, and believe that with certain reasonable accommodations I can meet these technical standards. I understand that it is my responsibility to contact the Dean of Students office to discuss this issue.

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The contact in the Dean of Students office is Assoc. Dean of Students Joe Baggot. He may be reached at (920)-424-3001 or baggot@uwosh.edu. His office is in Dempsey 125.