Objective:
To evaluate the satisfaction that new ATCs perceived with their academic preparation for employment.
Design and Setting:
We developed an online survey questionnaire based on the domains and proficiencies of Athletic Training. The questions used a Likert scale to rate satisfaction with academic preparation.
Subjects:
We surveyed 277 ATCs that had been certified less than 18 months.
Measurements:
New ATCs’ satisfaction rates of perceived academic preparation for employment based on domains and proficiencies of Athletic Training.
Results:
Highest satisfaction in acute care, assessment & evaluation, and risk management proficiencies, lowest satisfaction in pharmacology, nutritional aspects of injury & illness, and psychosocial intervention & referral. Compared to a previous study1 there was a slightly higher but comparable satisfaction in the domains except clinical evaluation domain.
Conclusions:
There were unequal satisfaction rates within proficiencies and a trend of similar satisfaction responses with domains when compared to an earlier study1, with the exception of clinical evaluation domain.
Key Words:
education, survey research, employment preparation, student satisfaction, education program