International Athletic Trainers
Athletic trainers are health care professionals who provide our community a safer approach to work, life, and sport.
We live our lives in teams. These teams go by many names. Our school. Our work. Our community. Our country. Our world. Whether you're on the field, stage, warehouse floor or battlefield - your team deserves an athletic trainer.
Learn how athletic trainers keep your community healthy, safe and thriving.
What is an Athletic Trainer?
The National Athletic Trainers’ Association defines athletic trainers (ATs) as highly qualified, multi-skilled health care professionals specifically trained in the prevention, examination, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of medical conditions and emergent, acute and chronic injuries. Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association (AMA), Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as an allied health care profession.
Where are Athletic Trainers Employed?
Athletic trainers provide health care in many settings from clinics and hospitals to performing arts and even aeronautics.
Ways You Can Get Involved
Whether you are the parent of a student athlete or the administrator of a school district, you can do your part. Whether you are a legislator or an employer, you can make a difference. Here are some ways you can get involved in your community.
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Every athlete deserves an athletic trainer. Learn more about hiring an AT.
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"Athletic trainers are a Swiss army knife - they bring a variety of skills to the table, they can handle concerns from heat illness to blisters to my chest hurts I can’t breathe. They can respond to those things and yet they have the rehab and musculoskeletal expertise to rehab those injuries which is really where we lean on them. I like the versatility."
Nathaniel Nye, MD, Sports Medicine Physician for the U.S. Air Force