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Medicine/ Athletic Training |
The college employs a Certified Athletic Trainer for the
prevention and treatment of athletic injuries. The athletic training
facility and the athletic training staff are an integral component to the
success of the student-athlete and the team. The Certified Athletic
Trainer under the direction of the team physician are responsible for
prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries.
Athletic Training Room Hours
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Monday thru Friday (10:30am-6:30pm)
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Event and game coverage for all intercollegiate athletics
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* Event or Game coverage will alter the daily schedule
Certified Athletic
Trainer
Russell
Muir ATC
Head
Athletic Trainer
Rio
Hondo College
(562)
463-7407
russell.muir@riohondo.edu
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What is Athletic Training?
Athletic training is practiced by certified athletic trainers who
are health care professionals that collaborate with physicians to optimize
activity and participation of patients and clients. Athletic training
encompasses the prevention, diagnosis, and intervention of emergency, acute, and
chronic medical conditions involving impairment, functional limitations, and
disabilities.
Interested in becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer?
Students who
want to become certified athletic trainers must earn a degree from an accredited
athletic training curriculum. Accredited programs include formal instruction in
areas such as injury/illness prevention, first aid and emergency care,
assessment of injury/illness, human anatomy and physiology, therapeutic
modalities, and nutrition. Classroom learning is enhanced through clinical
education experiences. More than 70 percent of certified athletic trainers hold
at least a master’s degree.
For more
information on becoming a Certified Athletic Trainer, click the link below
http://www.nata.org/education/become_at.htm
OR
http://www.nata.org/student/
The following link gives an in-depth look at
what it takes to become a community college athletic trainer as described by the
California Community College Athletics Association:
http://www.coasports.org/working/pdf/Constitution/E-Appendix%20D.pdf
To get a head start on your career in sports
medicine we recommend taking
PETH 197: Prevention & Treatment of Athletic
Injuries in the Spring semester at Rio Hondo College
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