table of contents - UWA Athletic Training & Sports Medicine Center

IntroductionWelcome to The University of West Alabama and its athletic training program, as an athletic training student orprospective athletic training student. In accepting one of these positions, you have taken on a great deal ofresponsibility and have put yourself in a very rewarding position that will hopefully help you meet your professionalgoals and objectives. We, as a staff, commend your desire to become a certified athletic trainer and are pleased tohave you within our ranks. The University of West Alabama's Athletic Training Program is nationally accredited bythe Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Our program, a combination of handson experience and structured classroom instruction, prepares our students to sit for the National Athletic Trainer’sAssociation Board of Certification Exam.As a student member of our staff, we have great expectations of you. We expect you to be reliable, dependable,loyal, diligent, dedicated, and honest in your efforts. We also expect you to conduct yourself with the highest degreeof decorum, to be academically sound, and to represent yourself, our staff, our program, the profession, and theUniversity with professionalism beyond reproach.Being an athletic training student at UWA is a significant responsibility. You are not only responsible for thehealth and welfare of the athletes in your charge but you represent the University and our program. Any misconductthat compromises the image or integrity of this department, UWA, or puts the health of your athletes at risk isgrounds for dismissal from the athletic training program. Violations of procedures or policies of this department willbe grounds for a warning from the staff. Repeated violations are grounds for dismissal. Failure to maintainprogression requirements results in academic probation and/or suspension from the athletic training program. Inaddition to academic probation or suspension, the student’s enrollment in the athletic training program may beterminated at any time if, in the judgment of the athletic training faculty, the student demonstrates academic, social,or emotional behaviors or physical problems inappropriate to the practice of athletic training. Students whose healthstatus and/or clinical performance jeopardize the patients assigned to his/her care may also be dismissed from theathletic training program. Students suspended from the athletic training program may apply for re-admission to theprogram through the Athletic Training Curriculum Selection Committee when the deficiencies are removed.Students suspended twice from the program are ineligible to re-apply.It is the athletic training and sports medicine staff's intention that your experiences here be enjoyable andeducational. We will attempt to provide you with the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary to be anoutstanding athletic trainer. In return, we ask for and expect your cooperation, dedication, loyalty, and enthusiasm.Again, welcome to our staff. We are glad to have you and we look forward to a profitable, educational, andlongstanding relationship.1