1. Clinical Education Coordinator
CLINICAL PRECEPTOR TUTORIAL Penn State Athletic Training Education Program
Lauren C Kramer, PhD, ATC
Program Director
John L Vairo, PhD, ATC
Clinical Education Coordinator

2. DEFINITIONS RELATED TO ACCREDITATION AND CLINICAL EDUCATION
Primer
DEFINITIONS RELATED TO ACCREDITATION AND CLINICAL EDUCATION

3. National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA)
Professional membership association of athletic trainers (ATs) that acts in the interest of its members
Does not certify ATs
Does not accredit athletic training education programs (ATEPs)

4. Organizations Influencing Entry-Level Athletic Training Education
BOC
Board of Certification
CAATE
Commission on Accreditation for Athletic Training Education
PEC
Professional Education Committee

5. BOC
Mission: To protect the public by identifying competent athletic training practitioners
Devising credentialing examinations
Monitoring of continuing education standards for ATs

6. CAATE
Oversees accreditation of education programs in athletic training
Establishes standards and guidelines for entry-level ATEPs
Standards: requirements
Guidelines: examples for interpreting the standards

7. PEC
Acts as a "clearinghouse" for educational policy, development and delivery for entry-level, graduate, specialty and continuing education.
Establish competencies and proficiencies that ATEPs must teach and assess.