EKU ATEP Recieves CAATE re-accreditation thru 2017-2018 [Sept. 04, 2009] The Athletic Training Education Program at Eastern Kentucky University, has received official notification from the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) of an Extension of your Programs Accreditation to the 2017-2018 academic year after a positive review of a Progress Report Submitted by June 1, 2009 as a final step of a comprehensive review process that included an on-site program review in the Spring of 2008. The EKU-ATEP was established in 1971 and is continuing in the programs established tradition and excellence in athletic training education, which includes being the first accredited athletic training education program in the state of Kentucky. The EKU-ATEP Program Faculty strive to provide a quality education program that provides students with current and state of the art practices in athletic training both in the classroom and outside the classroom. This reaffirmation by CAATE’s ongoing rigorous review of our programs compliance to national standards assures our current students, future students and faculty that we are in fact providing a high quality ATEP. This reaffirmation is culmination of the hard work and dedication of the EKU ATEP Faculty, Staff, Approved Clinical Instructors and Clinical Instructors ongoing effort to keep the EKU ATEP on the cutting edge of athletic training education. Additionally, the continued support and resources provided to the EKU ATEP Faculty and program by Dr. Jack Rutherford, Chair of the Exercise and Sports Science Department and Dr. David Gale, Dean of the College of Health Sciences has allowed the EKU ATEP to continue to remain a top tier ATEP. ATEP Student goes to Greece with CSMF Study Abroad Program [Jul. 16, 2009] Cody Chinn a Sophomore and rising Junior Athletic Training Student spent this past years spring break on a College and Sports Medicine Foundation Study Abroad Trip to Greece. While on the CSMF Study Abroad: Greece trip, I was able to see/learn more than I ever expected to. By day, we were bussed around the country stopping at various sites and normally checking into a hotel by 6 at night. I was able to visit three very memorable as well as historic Olympic stadiums: The venue in Athens used for the 2004 Summer games, the stadium built for the first modern Olympics held in 1896, and last but possibly most important, the ancient stadium at Olympia herself. I saw the temple dedicated to Asclepios, the god of medicine. EKU ATEP Student Reid Jones, Appointed to NATA-Student Committee [Jul. 08, 2009] Reid Jones, a rising junior in the EKU-ATEP who served as an alternate on the EKU Quiz Bowl Team, and is currently doing a summer internship with the Colorado Rapid Men's Professional Soccer Team, was also appointed to the National Athletic Trainers' Association - Student Committee where she will serve as the student represenative for the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association. Reid began her term at the NATA Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX in June. ATEP Quiz Bowl Team Finishes 4th at NATA National Convention [Jul. 08, 2009] The EKU ATEP Quiz Bowl Team which took won the Southeast Athletic Trainers Assocation district quiz bowl, finished in Fourth Place at the 1st Annual National Athletic Trainers Association Quiz Bowl, Held in San Antonio, TX on June 19, 2009.

The Program at Eastern Kentucky University has a long and proud history. Eastern's Athletic Training Education Program (ATEP) first received approval by the National Athletic Trainers' Association in 1980. The ATEP received its initial accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) in 1991, re-accredited in 1996, and again in 2002. EKU was the first university in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with a nationally accredited ATEP, and until the fall of 2005, was the only accredited ATEP in the Commonwealth. Begriming July 1, 2006 the ATEP is now accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). Moreover, faculty, staff and alumni of the program have recited prestigious recognition such as entry into the NATA Hall of Fame and being selected as Athletic Trainers of professional athletic teams, reputable colleges and universities and directors of sports medicine clinics since 1971 The program is designed for those students who want to meet the educational competencies and clinical proficiencies established by CAATE and the Board of Certification (BOC). By completing the ATEP, the student is eligible to take the BOC examination. Passing the certification exam will broaden employment possibilities at the secondary school, college, university and private/clinical settings. To obtain a more thorough understanding of the employment prospects visit www.nata.org. For information about our curriculum and program admission and transfer student admission policies please click on the curriculum link here or on the menu bar in the upper right handside of this window. Through additional course work, the ATEP can be designed to prepare students for the fields of physical therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, adult fitness, cardiac rehabilitation, or any exercise science. Curricula are designed to provide the student with an undergraduate preparation to seek entrance into graduate school programs such as sports medicine, athletic training, sports psychology, exercise physiology, cardiac rehabilitation, adult fitness, physical therapy, occupational therapy, physician's assistant and medicine. Mission of EKU-ATEP The primary mission of the Eastern Kentucky University ATEP is to educate each student about the theoretical and clinical skills necessary to work effectively with the physiological and biomechanical aspects of injury, illness and performance regarding physically active individuals. Depending on the student's personal and professional goals, the Athletic Training major can be paired with other majors or coursework at Eastern Kentucky University. Regardless of the area(s) of study chosen, students are presented with didactic and psychomotor experiences that will lead them to being able to exercise sound ethical judgment, achieve satisfying careers, and make positive contributions to their communities. In addition, the ATEP guides the student on the journey to become a lifelong learner through obligatory professional continuing education.