Adomke Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I am an anatomy teacher and also a coach. I frequently help the AT at my school tape ankles, figure out if students have pulled muscle, knee injuries, refer students to specialists if its serious, etc. If I put this down as assisting/shadowing can it count towards pre-pa hours? I know it can't hurt and I could still use it in my essay/personal experience but not sure if it can count towards hours as well? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseewholewheat Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Are you a certified Athletic Trainer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adomke Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 No I am not certified. I just help as sort of an apprentice/assistant. Kind of similar to shadowing but hands on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseewholewheat Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I'm not 100% sure if this is the correct answer, but my gut says you would not be able to consider it for any sort of HCE since you are not in an accredited undergraduate/graduate Athletic Training program or certified. You might be able to say that you volunteered to help the AT at your school, but that would be the extent of it. Also, if you are indeed autonomously referring athletes or doing evaluations, you and your AT need to be careful that you working within the guidelines of your state practice act. You should not be performing any of these duties autonomously or without being in the AT's pocket, especially since you are not in the process of receiving any AT education to go along with what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adomke Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 I know I shouldn't be doing anything autonomously and I am not. Thanks though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg02186 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Sorry, just saw this now. I'm an ATC and all my hours counted. I wouldn't think your hours would count because your not certified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEB1985 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Sorry, just saw this now. I'm an ATC and all my hours counted. I wouldn't think your hours would count because your not certified. This exactly. You could use it under volunteer experience, but definitely not patient care hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC30 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I would email the schools you're interested in with a description of your role, and get answers from the program directors/administrators. Chances are some schools will consider it while some won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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