Master of Science - Athletic Training

The mission of the Masters of Athletic Training Program at Chatham University is to provide effective graduate education, scholarship, and service to its students preparing to be evidence-based health care clinicians that work in interdisciplinary teams to treat patients throughout their lifespans. Students in the Athletic Training Program are provided with a curriculum inclusive of didactic and laboratory instruction and immersive, and inter-professional clinical experiences. The Chatham University Master of Science in Athletic Training Program will be nationally recognized for its evidence based didactic and clinical education to prepare students to be critically reasoning, evidenced based practitioners, who serve to advance the profession by strongly advocating for the best patient care in interdisciplinary environments. The mission of Chatham University and the Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program align in many ways and create a seamless partnership in developing students, into engaged, respectful and culturally competent citizens. The MSAT program provides opportunities to work with culturally diverse patient populations across the lifespan in a variety of settings. Students will be exposed to the importance of interprofessional collaboration in the academic and clinical settings in order to better understand healthcare, respect the diversity of culture, identity and opinion. Graduates will be engaged in advocating for the athletic training profession and for patient access, and comprehensive care. Accreditation Chatham University is currently seeking accreditation for the athletic training program and is not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). The institution submitted the self-study to begin the accreditation process on July 1, 2020. Submission of the self-study and completion of a site visit does not guarantee that the program will become accredited. Students that graduate from the program prior to accreditation will not be eligible to sit for the credentialing examination for athletic trainers and will not be eligible for licensure in most states. The program anticipates a spring 2021 accreditation site visit which, if successful, would allow students to be eligible to sit for the Board of Certification to become a certified athletic trainer.