Clinical Education is defined as the application of athletic training knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities on an actual patient base that is evaluated and feedback provided by a preceptor. A student will have clinical experiences with a variety of different populations in the following areas:
- individual and team sports
- sports requiring protective equipment (e.g., helmet and shoulder pads)
- patients of different sexes
- non-sport patient populations (e.g., outpatient clinic, emergency room, primary care office, industrial, performing arts, military)
- different socioeconomic statuses
- pediatric to elderly patients
- varying levels of activity and ability from low intensity activities to D1 athletics
- a variety of conditions other than orthopedics (e.g., primary care, internal medicine, dermatology).
The Coordinator of Clinical Education (CCE) will assign each student to an affiliated on and off campus sites for each semester.
Off Campus Affiliated Sites
The MATrg has various affiliated sites in the Fargo-Moorhead area consisting of high schools, colleges/universities, clinics, hospitals, and a gymnastics organization. We also have students complete clinical experiences outside of the Fargo/Morehead/West Fargo Area. If you have interest in a different geographic location, please speak with the Coordinator of Clinical Education. Some clinical education sites include the following:
- American Gold
- Apex Physical Therapy and Wellness Center
- Athletes in Action
- Concordia College
- Fargo Davies High School
- Fargo Force at Scheels Arena
- Fargo North High School
- Fargo South High School
- Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM)
- Oak Grove High School
- Redhawks Baseball
- Rehab Authority
- Sanford Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
- Sanford Power Center
- Sanford Walk-In Clinic
- Sheyenne High School
- Twin Cities Orthopedics
On Campus Sites
On-campus sites house NCAA Division 1 athletic teams. They include the following: