Sports Medicine/Athletic Training Education Program

Mission and Goals

Mission Statement

 

Grounded in the belief that education is a liberating force which makes it possible for the individual to live a life of meaningful activity, of personal satisfaction, and of service to others as a neighbor and a citizen, Lander University has chosen teaching and learning as its principal concerns and providing a challenging education for qualified students its mission. Within this institutional context, the mission of the Lander University SM/AT (SM/AT) education program is to provide a comprehensive and progressive undergraduate educational experience which prepares students for a career in athletic training. Through a systematic progression of pedagogical and clinical instruction, supervised learning, and continuous evaluation each student has the opportunity to develop and master the concepts and clinical proficiencies necessary to provide the highest quality of sports injury prevention, assessment, care and rehabilitation services in a dynamic and rapidly-changing society.

 

Program Goals

 

GOAL I:           To develop athletic trainers who understand and appreciate the contemporary role of athletic training within the context of a rapidly-changing health care delivery system.

GOAL II:          To develop and maintain an environment which encourages and enables cognitive, psychomotor, and affective learning excellence.

GOAL III:         To develop and maintain a broad and effective network of allied health resources in Greenwood and the surrounding area.

GOAL IV:         To develop athletic trainers who possess the knowledge and skills necessary to meet the challenging sports injury management needs of our rapidly-changing society.

GOAL V:          To develop athletic trainers who will successfully meet the NATABOC Standards for Certification, consistent with the domains of the most current NATABOC Role Delineation Study.