Athletic Training Education Program

The Athletic Training Education Program is the newest professional program in the School of Nursing and Health Professions. The program was established in 2001 to meet the guidelines and standards established by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, the National Athletic Trainers Association Education Council, and the Texas Advisory Board of Athletic Training.

It promotes the education of future athletic trainers and the development and improvement of the athletic training profession. An athletic trainer is a qualified health care professional educated and experienced in the management of the health care problems associated with exercise and sports participation. 

In cooperation with physicians and other health care professionals, the athletic trainer functions as a member of the athletic health care team in secondary schools, colleges and universities, professional sports programs, sports medicine clinics and other athletic health care settings. 

In May 2005, the Athletic Training Education Program was granted initial accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) through the recommendation of the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Athletic Training (JRC-AT). In July 2006, the JRC-AT broke away from CAAHEP to form the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). This is an independent accreditation agency dedicated toward the advancement of the education of athletic trainers.

Program Contact Information:

Brad Robinson, MS, ATC, LAT
Director of Athletic Training Education

The University of the Incarnate Word
Natatorium Building, Room 113 – CPO 472
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Office 210-829-2787 Fax 210-829-3174

e-mail: athp@uiwtx.edu