Primary Responsibilities:

The Doctoral GF in athletic training holds a primary responsibility of clinical teaching and instruction of athletic training students during clinical experiences. Graduate teaching fellows follow and implement the educational guidelines for clinical field experiences outlined in the SC-ATEP Preceptor Handbook, Clinical Skills and Proficiency Manual, and as specified for each fieldwork experience.  They also attend preceptor workshops and enforce the clinical education standards of our undergraduate athletic training program. The GFs supervise athletic training students completing their ATRN 670, ATRN 672, ATRN 674, ATRN 676, ATRN 678, ATRN 680 practicums and are responsible for evaluating student’s competencies and progress in those courses. 

The majority (90%) of the GF position will focus on teaching and the GF will: 

• Supervise students during clinical education
• Provide instruction and assessment of the current knowledge, skills, and clinical abilities designated by the commission
• Provide instruction and opportunities for the student to develop clinical integration proficiencies, communication skills and clinical decision-making during actual patient/client care
• Provide assessment of athletic training students clinical integration proficiencies, communication skills and clinical decision-making during actual patient/client care
• Facilitate the clinical integration of skills, knowledge, and evidence regarding the practice of athletic training
• Demonstrate understanding of and compliance with the program's policies and procedures.

Secondary Responsibilities:  

Graduate Fellows in athletic training often function as adjunct instructors in our lecture and/or laboratory courses.  The GFs serve as an invaluable resource to our students both in their clinical education and through their informal interactions.  Doctoral GFs in athletic training are also expected to assist athletic training students with the development of their senior research projects and also participate in curricular meetings for the professional level athletic training program.   The GFs and athletic training students work together to provide health care to members of Springfield College’s intercollegiate athletic population. The environment of the athletic training clinic fosters collaboration between staff athletic trainers, graduate teaching fellows and athletic training students in order to enhance student learning.  Graduate teaching fellows are expected to not only adhere to NATA Code of Ethics, SC-ATEP Code of Professional Standards and Behaviors, and SC Athletics Department policies, but also model those behaviors for our athletic training students.