ATEP Student Handbook
Clinical Education General Policies
Each clinical site will provide you with information specific to their facility. The following are general policies of the ATEP for its students concerning clinical education participation. All clinical education or fieldwork experiences must be approved by the ATEP director and in facilities that have signed clinical affiliation agreements with SCSU.
Dress Code
Students must follow policies and the appropriate dress code of their clinical site, including identification badges. Nonprofessional dress and appearance is unacceptable and will be determined by the clinical site supervisor. Minimal dress code standards for SCSU Athletic Training Students will parallel the accepted standards of the profession of Athletic Training.
- Clothing: shirts must be long enough to tuck in, not faded, not revealing, and without holes or fringe. T-shirts with "alcohol", ‘Tobacco”, "sexual" material or “promotion of brands” are not permitted. No head wear is allowed inside buildings or training facilities. Socks and laced shoes should be worn at all times. Sandals are not permitted due to safety.
- Professional dress consists of clothing that is appropriately sized and will allow you to perform your duties. Pants; cotton "docker style" pants, or wind pants. Jeans are not allowed. Tops can be "logo" sweatshirts, polo shirts, T-shirts, sweaters, or blouses. Athletic, team, or University themes are preferred. Shorts must be mid-thigh or longer, "docker style" is preferred. "Gym" style shorts or cutoffs are not permitted.
- OUTSIDE attire should be as professional as possible and appropriate for the weather; "logo" jacket or sweatshirt, wind pants, rainwear, hats, gloves, boots.
- Indoor game clothing includes: Cotton "docker" style pants, dress shirts/sweaters, and "logo" wear as appropriate.
- ALL SCSU ATHLETIC TRAINING LOGO apparel may ONLY be worn during class, clinical and game experiences.
- A supervising athletic trainer may use his/her discretion and ask you to amend your attire, change your attire or if necessary restrict you from your clinical experience that day because of your attire.
- Hair and facial hair must be clean and well groomed.
- Body odor, cigarette odor, an odor of alcohol, or perfumes and aftershaves are not acceptable. Your supervising athletic trainer will use his/her discretion and may restrict you from your clinical experiences that day.
- Necklaces must be placed inside clothing and not allowed to dangle freely. Earrings should be discrete and not dangling freely from the ear. Wearing jewelry while working with athletes is not recommended. Your supervising athletic trainer may instruct you to remove jewelry at their discretion.
- Any cuts, burns, abrasions or skin ulcerations MUST be covered at ALL times
- Tattoos and body piercings must be covered or removed while performing clinical hours..
- While traveling and working with a team, ATEP students must also follow team guidelines.
- ALL of the opportunities available during your clinical educational experience are valuable ones. It is expected that you will remain focused on performing your duties and not concentrate on personal relationships or socializing.
- It is expected that you work within the scope of your knowledge, abilities, and Minnesota State Registration Act which requires an athletic training student to be directly supervised by a certified athletic trainer during clinical experiences. Any performance of athletic training duties by a student without direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer will be considered unprofessional behavior and will result in immediate disciplinary action.
- In the event that you volunteer to travel with a team or cover an event that you will not be under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer, your role will be that of a First Responder. Activities you may perform can be compared to those of a coach traveling with the team unaccompanied by a certified athletic trainer. Prior to participating at an event where you will not be under the direct supervision of a certified athletic trainer you must sign a First Responder Agreement which will be placed in your student file.
- It is expected that you will perform all duties assigned in an organized manner that will not cause unnecessary disruption to a coach or a team.
- It is expected that you will communicate professionally and respectfully with fellow members of the sports medicine team, school officials, coaching staff, parents, and athletes.
- It is expected that you will maintain confidentiality. ALL information accessed in the athletic training room is confidential; do not discuss this information with anyone unless this is approved by the supervising clinical instructor. Incidences of violation of medical confidentiality will result in immediate disciplinary action.
- ATEP students will be assigned to clinical experiences that will be at various hours throughout the day, on the weekends, and during University breaks. Any conflicts must be discussed prior to your assignment with the ATEP director and clinical education coordinator. Once a student is assigned to a clinical site, all concerns involving scheduling and site responsibilities must be first discussed with the site clinical instructor prior to discussion with the ATEP director or clinical education coordinator.
- You are expected to contact your clinical supervisor as soon as possible to discuss any conflicts with your clinical assignment. You may not "switch" assignments with other ATEP students. The supervising clinical instructor will work with you to resolve any conflicts.
- You will notify your supervising clinical instructor immediately of any emergency situations that restrict you from attending your clinical assignment or that cause you to be late. You are expected meet all clinical assignments.
- The supervising clinical instructor will report any conflicts or problems with your clinical education to the ATEP director or clinical education coordinator and complete a Record of Unprofessional Behavior form. Reports of unprofessional behavior will be handled as outline in the Probation or Dismissal section of the ATEP Student Handbook.
- ATEP students are responsible for reporting all injuries to the supervising clinical instructor and completing all documentation required by the site supervisor.
- ATEP students are responsible for following all rules and regulations of the site and site supervisor.
- You are expected that you work within the scope of your knowledge and abilities under the direct supervision of your clinical instructor or other designated certified athletic trainer.
- ATEP students are responsible for recording their clinical education experiences, completing clinical education proficiencies, and meeting with the clinical supervisor as requested and for formal evaluations.
Unsupervised Clinical Experiences
Your clinical experiences will be supervised by a certified athletic trainer
- An ATEP student who contracts an infectious disease during the period of time that they are assigned to or participating in a clinical experience must report the fact to the clinical supervisor and the ATEP director or clinical education coordinator. Before returning to the clinical site the student must submit proof of recovery from a medical professional if requested.
- Any ATEP student who is injured or becomes ill while at a clinical site shall immediately report the illness or injury to their clinical supervisor or appropriate individual identified by the facility. Costs associated for the treatment received at the clinical site or other medical facility shall be the sole responsibility of the athletic training student and/or their health insurance provider.
Grading of Clinical Experiences
Grading of the clinical experience will be established within each PESS 311 course syllabus. The student should discuss with their field experience CI their expectations of the student. A final grade will not be assigned for the clinical experience by the instructor of record until the ATEP director receives from the student the following:
- Athletic Training Student Evaluation of the Clinical Instructor form
- Athletic Training Student Evaluation of the Clinical Site form
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