Washington, DC (April 20, 2016) In a significant achievement for the athletic training profession, the Strategic Alliance participated as a first-time Member-Sponsor of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. The Global Forum is an ongoing activity of the National Academics of Science, Engineering and Medicine, (recently renamed from the Institute of Medicine) that...

The most up-to-date information from the CAATE is now at your fingertips. The objective of the CAATE newsletter is to keep all CAATE program and institutional administrators informed on accreditation activities, deadlines, concerns, and other information that is pertinent to our stakeholders. The Spring 2016 edition of the CAATE Insight Newsletter can be accessed here. To download a printable...

The most up-to-date information from the CAATE is now at your fingertips. The objective of the CAATE newsletter is to keep all CAATE program and institutional administrators informed on accreditation activities, deadlines, concerns, and other information that is pertinent to our stakeholders. The Spring 2016 edition of the CAATE Insight Newsletter can be accessed here. To download a printable...

An editorial by Forrest Pecha, MS, ATC, CSCS, OTC Webster’s definition of residency includes: “A period of advanced training in a medical specialty.” This is important to understand when considering the goals and standards of post-professional athletic training residency programs (PPATR). The breadth of professional athletic training educational knowledge is wide, however the depth is...

The Commission has clarified its stance regarding preceptors supervising students in those settings where third party accreditation agencies [such as the Joint Commission, state departments of health, or federal agencies (e.g. military hospitals)] are in place, and there is a very clear and visible regulatory presence. The CAATE has a strict process when it comes to preceptor requirements at...

CAATE has teamed up with the NATA Foundation in supporting a grant to help fund educational research. The mission of the CAATE is: “defining, measuring, and continually improving AT education.” As a part of that mission, the Commission values the role of educational research in the improvement of AT education and the maturation of the profession. The Commission is pleased to support the NATA...

The most up-to-date information from the CAATE is now at your fingertips. The objective of the CAATE newsletter is to keep all CAATE program and institutional administrators informed on accreditation deadlines, concerns, and activities. The Fall/Winter 2015 edition of the CAATE Insight Newsletter can be accessed here. To download a pdf version of the newsletter click here: (CAATE Insight...

The most up-to-date information from the CAATE is now at your fingertips. The objective of the CAATE newsletter is to keep all CAATE program and institutional administrators informed on accreditation deadlines, concerns, and activities.Featured in the Summer 2015 Issue:Professional Degree TransitionAnnual Reports now OpenOpen Comment for Timeline for Professional Degree TransitionCAATE...

The most up-to-date information from the CAATE is now at your fingertips. The objective of the CAATE newsletter is to keep all CAATE program and institutional administrators informed on accreditation deadlines, concerns, and activities.Featured in the Summer 2015 Issue:Professional Degree TransitionAnnual Reports now OpenOpen Comment for Timeline for Professional Degree TransitionCAATE...

The most up-to-date information from the CAATE is now at your fingertips. The objective of the CAATE newsletter is to keep all CAATE program and institutional administrators informed on accreditation deadlines, concerns, and activities. The Spring 2015 edition of the CAATE Insight Newsletter can be accessed here.