Preceptors

General Information

Clinical experiences are an integral part of any athletic training curriculum and the importance of these clinical experiences should be viewed on the same level as the didactic (classroom) portion. For this reason, all clinical experiences occur as a part of the Clinical Practicum in Athletic Training course sequence and academic credit hours are earned for them.

These courses include both clinical education, in the form of in-class application of integrated care, as well as "real-world" clinical experiences where students engage in supervised clinical practice and gain experience. In order to be well prepared as Athletic Trainers, students must work diligently in the classroom to understand the material presented AND they must also work diligently in the clinical setting to apply their knowledge to real-world clinical situations and to develop a high level of clinical skill. Clinical experiences are NOT "work" experiences. Instead, they are educational experiences where classroom knowledge is applied in real-world settings.

Preceptor Information

Faculty

Shannon Courtney, Program Director
Jim Turk, Clinical Coordinator

Preceptors

Heather Clapp, UNC Athletics
Kate Dunn, ProActive Physical Therapy
Nate Hepner, UNC Athletics
Rawley Klingsmith, UNC Atheltics
Liz McMurtry, UNC Athletics
Betsy Metz, Windsor High School
Kyle Payne, UNC Atheltics
Sandra Starkovich, North Colorado Sports Medicine
Jake Statz, UNC Athletics
Markee Swank, Greeley Central High School
Jenni Wilmes, UNC Athletics
David Younger, Medical Arts Centre of Windsor